The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Santiago, Cuba.
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- 1514 - August: Santiago de Cuba founded by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar.[1][2]
- 1518 - Roman Catholic diocese of Baracoa established.[3]
- 1522
- Capital of Cuba relocated to Santiago from Baracoa.[4][2]
- Coat of arms granted.[5][2]
- Santiago de Cuba Cathedral named as a cathedral by Pope Adrian VI.[2]
- 1526 - Fire.[5]
- 1535 - Fire.[5]
- 1553 - Santiago was occupied and plundered by French corsairs.[2]
- 1603 - Sacked by English pirates.[5]
- 1607 - Capital of Cuba relocated from Santiago to Havana.[5]
- 1613 - Fire.[5]
- 1638 - Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (fort) construction begins.
- 1662 - British military force from Jamaica occupied and plundered the town.[2]
- 1722 - San Basilio el Magno seminary established.[5]
- 1741 - A British squadron from Jamaica and operated unsuccessfully against Santiago.[2]
- 1755 - Population: 15,471.[5]
- 1767 - 11 June: Earthquake.[5][2]
- 1774 - Population: 18,374.[5]
- 1787 - Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País founded.[6]
- 1799 - Government slaves working at Cobre mine, Cuba were freed.[2]
- 1805 - El Amigo de los Cubanos newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1808 - Population: 33,881.[5]
- 1823 - Teatro Coliseo (theatre) opens.[1]
- 1827 - Population: about 27,000.[2]
- 1852 - Earthquake.[5][2]
- 1862 - Lafayette tumba francesa group founded.[7][8]
- 1868 - Santa Ifigenia Cemetery established.
- 1873 - The Virginius Affair.[2]
- 1898
- 3 July: Battle of Santiago de Cuba fought near city.[2]
- July: Siege of Santiago by US forces.
- El Cubano Libre newspaper in publication.[1]
- Emilio Bacardí Moreau becomes mayor.[5]
- 1899 - Public library established.[9]
20th century
- 1902 - Population: 45,478.[10]
- 1905 - Convención Bautista de Cuba Oriental (church) founded.[11]
- 1909 - Vista Alegre Theatre built.[12][13]
- 1915 - Cine Aguilera (cinema) opens.[12][13]
- 1917 - Orientales baseball team formed.[14]
- 1919 - Population: 70,232.[15]
- 1924 - Cine Rialto (cinema) opens.[12]
- 1943 - Population: 118,266.[5]
- 1947 - University of Santiago de Cuba established.
- 1953
- 26 July: Moncada Barracks attacked by forces of Castro, launching the Cuban Revolution.[16]
- Population: 163,237.[5]
- 1954 - Antonio Maceo Airport opens.[citation needed]
- 1956 - 30 November: Levantamiento en Santiago de Cuba (anti-Batista event) occurs.
- 1957 - Anti-Batista unrest; crackdown.[17]
- 1964 - Estadio Guillermón Moncada (stadium) opens.
- 1970 - Population: 277,600.[18]
- 1976 - Jardín de los Helechos de Santiago de Cuba (garden) established.
- 1977 - Avispas baseball team formed.[14]
- 1999 - Population: 441,524.[11]
21st century
- 2012
- March: Catholic pope visits Santiago.
- October: Hurricane Sandy.[19]
- Population: 431,471.[20]
- 2014 - Population: 434,268.[21]
- 2015 - September: Catholic pope visits Santiago.
See also
- Santiago de Cuba history
- List of governors of Provincia de Santiago de Cuba
- Timelines of other cities in Cuba: Camagüey, Cienfuegos, Guantánamo, Havana, Holguín, Matanzas
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Britannica 1910.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Cuba". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia 1908.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Marley 2005.
- ^ Alfonso W. Quiroz (2011). "Free Association and Civil Society in Cuba, 1787-1895". Journal of Latin American Studies. 43 (1): 33–64. doi:10.1017/S0022216X10001781. S2CID 143209253.
- ^ Rebecca M. Bodenheimer (2015). Geographies of Cubanidad: Place, Race, and Musical Performance in Contemporary Cuba. USA: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-62674-684-8.
- ^ Sociedad de Tumba Francesa La Caridad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba (Motion picture). Braunschweig, Germany: Blackhole Factory. 2003 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Miguel Viciedo Valdés (2005), "Breve reseña sobre la biblioteca pública en Cuba antes de 1959", Acimed (in Spanish), Havana: Centro Nacional de Informacion de Ciencias Medicas, vol. 14, no. 1, ISSN 1024-9435
- ^ "Cuba". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1906. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590576.
- ^ a b "Cuba". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
- ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ a b U.S. Merchant Marine 1920.
- ^ a b Richard Worth (2013). Baseball Team Names: a Worldwide Dictionary, 1869-2011. USA: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-9124-7.
- ^ "Cuba". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Cuba". Political Chronology of the Americas. Europa Publications. 2001. ISBN 978-1-85743-118-6.
- ^ Herbert Matthews (June 10, 1957), "Populace in revolt in Santiago de Cuba" (PDF), New York Times
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Cuba Profile: Timeline", BBC News, September 12, 2012, retrieved January 7, 2016
- ^ "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2013. United Nations Statistics Division.
- ^ "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2014. United Nations Statistics Division.
Bibliography
in English
- "Spanish Colonies: Cuba: Santiago de Cuba". Commercial Directory of Latin America. Washington DC: Bureau of the American Republics. 1892.
- Ventura Fuentes (1908). "Cuba". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York. pp. 558–562.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Santiago de Cuba", The United States, with Excursions to Mexico, Cuba, Porto Rico, and Alaska (4th ed.), Leipzig: K. Baedeker, 1909
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 192–193.
- New York Public Library (1912). "Cuba: History and Description: Special Places: Santiago de Cuba". List of Works Relating to the West Indies.
- "Cuba: Santiago de Cuba". Trade Directory of Central America and the West Indies. Washington DC: US Department of Commerce. 1915.
- Irene Aloha Wright (1918). Santiago de Cuba and its District (1607-1640). Madrid: Felipe Peña Cruz. hdl:2027/nyp.33433067340434.
- U.S. Merchant Marine, Social Service Bureau (1920). "Santiago de Cuba, Cuba". Seaman's Handbook for Shore Leave (2nd ed.). Boston: Custom House.
- Sergio Díaz-Briquets (1994). "Cuba". In Gerald Michael Greenfield (ed.). Latin American Urbanization: Historical Profiles of Major Cities. Greenwood Press. pp. 173–187. ISBN 0313259372. (Includes profile of Santiago)
- David F. Marley (2005), "Cuba: Santiago", Historic Cities of the Americas, USA: ABC-CLIO, p. 55+, ISBN 1576070271
- Clifford L. Staten (2005). "Timeline of Historical Events". History of Cuba. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4039-6259-1.
in Spanish
- Emilio Bacardí Moreau (1908). Crónicas de Santiago de Cuba (in Spanish). Barcelona: Carbonell y Esteva. (3 volumes) (Includes chronology)
- "Republica Cubana: Oriente: Santiago de Cuba". Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administracion de España, sus colonias, Cuba, Puerto-Rico y Filipinas, estados hispano-americanos y Portugal (in Spanish). Vol. 4. Madrid: Bailly-Bailliere e Hijos. 1908. pp. 271+. hdl:2027/njp.32101065143677.
- Leopoldo Fornés Bonavía (2003). Cuba, cronología: cinco siglos de historia, política y cultura (in Spanish). Madrid: Editorial Verbum. ISBN 978-84-7962-248-0. (chronology)
- Olga Portuondo Zuniga (2003). "Santiago de Cuba". In Louis A. Pérez; Rebecca Jarvis Scott (eds.). The Archives of Cuba: Los Archivos de Cuba (in Spanish). University of Pittsburgh Press. pp. 171–199. ISBN 0822941953. (fulltext)
External links
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- Digitized materials related to Santiago de Cuba in the Archivo Histórico Nacional of Spain, records of the Ministerio de Ultramar; via Portal de Archivos Españoles
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