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Timeline of Matanzas

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

Prior to 20th century

  • 1693 - City laid out.[1]
  • 1694 - Ayuntamiento (town council) established.[1]
  • 1813 - Francisco Camero sets up first publishing business in Matanzas.[2][3]
  • 1815 - Mantanzas becomes capital of its department.[1]
  • 1818 - Custom house built.[4]
  • 1835 - Public library established.[5]
  • 1844
  • 1846 - Hurricane occurs.[1]
  • 1853 - William R. King takes the oath for Vice President of the United States in Matanzas.
  • 1863 - Sauto Theater opens.[2]
  • 1870 - Hermitage of Monteserrate established on hill near city.[1]
  • 1873 - Matanzas Baseball Club formed.[6]
  • 1880 - November: International exhibition held in Matanzas.[7]
  • 1884 - El Correo de Matanzas newspaper begins publication.[8]
  • 1892 - Population: 27,000.[9]
  • 1894 - El Club de Ciclistas de Matanzas active (bicycle club) (approximate date).[6]
  • 1899 - Population: 36,374.[10][1]
  • 1900 - El Heraldo Espanol newspaper begins publication.[8]
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20th century

  • 1907 - Population: 36,009 city.[11][1]
  • 1912 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas established.[12]
  • 1916 - Teatro Velasco opens.[13]
  • 1919 - Population: 62,638.[14]
  • 1952 - Los Muñequitos de Matanzas rumba group formed.[15]
  • 1966 - Population: 81,000.[16]
  • 1968 - Archivo Historico Provincial de Matanzas (archives) established.[17]
  • 1976 - Centro Universitario de Matanzas and Instituto Superior Pedagogico de Matanzas established.[18]
  • 1978 - Jardín botánico de Matanzas [es] (garden) established.
  • 1984 - Population: 104,583 (estimate).[19]
  • 1999 - Population: 124,754.[20]
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21st century

  • 2014 - Population: 136,486.[21]

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