# Timeline of Camagüey

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

## Prior to 20th century

* 1528 - Santa María del Puerto Príncipe established by settlers relocating from Caonao, and previously from Punta del Guincho.
* 1599 - Convento de San Francisco founded.
* 1616 - Fire.
* 1617 - Cathedral first built.
* 1668 - City raided by Welsh pirate Henry Morgan.
* 1720 - San Francisco de Paula monastery rebuilt.
* 1723 - Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje church built.
* 1728 - Hospital de Caridad de San Juan de Dios established.
* 1730 - Hospital de Nuestra Senora del Carmen founded.
* 1733 - City Hall construction begins.
* 1737 - San Lázaro hospital built.
* 1741 - Epidemic outbreak.
* 1779 - Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (church) built.
* 1800 - Royal Audiencia of Santo Domingo (Spanish colonial supreme court) relocated to Puerto Principe from Santo Domingo.
* 1814 - Future poet Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda born in Puerto Principe.
* 1817 - Town becomes a city.
* 1842 - Filarmónica (music society) founded.
* 1850 - El Principal theatre opens.
* 1851 - Puerto Principe and Nuevitas Railroad begins operating.
* 1864
** Benemérita Popular Santa Cecilia (music society) formed.
** Our Lady of Candelaria Cathedral rebuilt.
* 1872 - Casino Español (music society) formed.
* 1874 - March: Battle of Las Guasimas (1874) fought; Cuban rebels win.
* 1886 - El Arrebol newspaper begins publication.
* 1898 -
** Lope Recio Loynaz leading the third cavalry regiment makes a triumphal entry in the city, marking the end of the Cuban War of Independence for Camagūey,
** Pedro Mendoza Guerra becomes governor of province.
* 1899
** El Eco Mercantil newspaper begins publication.
** Population: 25,102 city; 53,140 district; 88,234 province.

## 20th century
### 1900s–1940s

* 1902 - El Camagüeyano newspaper begins publication.
* 1903
** Porto Principe renamed "Camagüey."
** City becomes seat of Camagüey Province.
* 1907 - Population: 29,616 city; 66,460 municipality; 118,269 province.
* 1912
** Roman Catholic diocese of Camagüey established.
** Ignacio Agramonte monument erected in Agramonte Park.
* 1913
** Teatro Avellaneda opens.
** Camagüey Jazz Band formed.
* 1919
** Banda Municipal de Música formed.
** Population: 98,193.
* 1932 - Hurricane.
* 1935 - Hurricane.
* 1938 - Biblioteca Municipal (library) established.
* 1948 - Cine Casablanca opens.

### 1950s–1990s

* 1956 - El Cubano Libre student newspaper begins publication.
* 1959 - Huber Matos becomes governor of province.
* 1961 - Coro de Camagüey (musical group) formed.
* 1963 - Biblioteca provincial de Camagüey Julio Antonio Mella (library) established.
* 1964 - Population: 153,100.
* 1965 - Estadio Cándido González (stadium) built.
* 1966 - Population: 171,000.
* 1967
** Universidad de Camagüey Ignacio Agramonte y Loynaz [es] established.
** Ballet de Camagüey founded.
* 1968 - Archivo Histórico provincial de Camagüey (archives) established.
* 1970 - Population: 197,720.
* 1976
** Instituto Superior Pedagógico established.
** Museo Estudiantil "Jesús Suárez Gayol" opens.
* 1981 - Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de Camagüey established.
* 1983 - Festival de Teatro de Camagüey (theatre festival) begins.
* 1988 - Sister city relationship established with Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
* 1994 - Creole Choir of Cuba established.
* 1998
** January: Catholic pope visits Camagüey.
** Office of City Historian established.
* 1999 - Population: 306,049 city; 785,800 province.

## 21st century

* 2008
** September: Hurricane Ike occurs.
** Old town designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
** Museo de San Juan de Dios (museum) opens.
* 2014 - Population: 304,027.