Timeline of Cienfuegos

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cienfuegos, Cuba.

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Prior to 20th century

• 1494 - Christopher Columbus visited Cienfuegos Bay.
• 1745 - Castillo de Jagua (fort) built.^[1]
• 1819
  • April 22: Fernandina de Jagua founded by Luis de Clouet in Spanish colonial Captaincy General of Cuba.^[1][2]
  • December: Population: 231.^[2]
• 1825 - Town "destroyed by a hurricane and rebuilt". ^[1]
• 1829 - Town renamed "Villa de Cienfuegos."^[2]
• 1831 - Town coat of arms designed.^[2]
• 1833 - Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral first completed.
• 1844 - Governor's house built.^[1]
• 1880 - Cienfuegos becomes a city.^[2]
• 1890 - Tomás Terry Theatre opens.^[3]
• 1892 - Population: 27,430.^[4]
• 1898
  • La Correspondencia newspaper begins publication.^[5]
  • Two vessels of the United States fleet under Admiral Schley blockaded the port. ^[1]
• 1899 - Population: 30,038 city; 59,128 district; 356,536 province.^[6]

20th century

• 1901 - Jardín Botánico de Cienfuegos founded.
• 1903
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Cienfuegos established.^[7]
  • Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral became a cathedral.
• 1907 - Population: 30,100 city; 70,416 municipality.^{[1] [8]}
• 1911 - Teatro Luisa opens.^[3]
• 1913 - Tivoli Gardens (theatre) opens.^[3]
• 1917 - Palacio de Valle (an historic villa) completed.
• 1919 - Population: 95,865.^[9]
• 1933 - Carlos Rafael Rodríguez becomes mayor.^[10]
• 1935 - Biblioteca Municipal (library) established.^[11]
• 1939 - Orquesta Aragón dance band formed.^[12]
• 1957
  • Political unrest.^[2][13]
  • Naval mutiny at Cienfuegos
• 1959 - Armed conflict between government and counterrevolutionaries begins.^[2]
• 1965 - Armed conflict between government and counterrevolutionaries ends.^[2]
• 1966 - Population: 89,000.^[14]
• 1976
  • November 2: Municipal election held, the first since 1959.^[15]
  • Cienfuegos Province established (previously part of Las Villas Province).^[15]
  • Archivo Histórico Provincial de Cienfuegos (archives) established.^[16]
• 1980 - Carlos Marx cement plant begins operating.^[17]
• 1983 - Juragua Nuclear Power Plant construction begins.
• 1984 - Population: 107,850 (estimate).^[18]
• 1999 - Population: 137,513 city; 395,100 province.^[19]

21st century

• 2005
  • July: Hurricane Dennis occurs.
  • Historic Centre of Cienfuegos designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 2014 - Population: 149,129.^[20]

See also

• Cienfuegos history
• Timelines of other cities in Cuba: Camagüey, Guantánamo, Havana, Holguín, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba