Timeline of Holguín
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Prior to 20th century
- 1720-Settlement established (approximate date).[1]Plaza de Armas (square) laid out.
- 1751 - Holguin becomes a city.[1]
- 1752 - Jurisdicción de Holguín established.[citation needed]
- 1760 - Hospital de San Juan de Dios built.[2]
- 1809 - San Jose Church built.[2] [1]
- 1820 - San Isidore Church built.
- 1868-October 30: City taken by rebel mambises at start of the Ten Years' War.[3]
- 1872 - December 19: City taken by Cuban forces.[3][4]
- 1893 - Railway begins operating between port of Gibara and Holguin.[5]
- 1895 - El Eco de Holguin newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1899 - Population: 6,054 city; 34,506 district; 327,715 province.[7]
20th century
- 1907 - Population: 7,592 city; 50,224 municipality; 455,086 province.[8]
- 1916 - Statue of Calixto García erected in Parque Calixto Garcia.[9]
- 1962 - Ahora newspaper begins publication.
- 1966 - Population: 91,000.[10]
- 1970 - Population: 131,656.[11]
- 1976 - Centro Universitario de Holguin and Instituto Superior Pedagogico de Holguin established.[12]
- 1978 - Holguín Province[citation needed] and Jardín botánico de Holguín (garden) established.
- 1979 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Holguín established.[13]
- 1986 - Ediciones Holguín (publisher) established.
- 1988 - El Chorro de Maita archaeological site excavated in Holguin Province.[14][15]
- 1999 - Population: 259,300 city; 1,029,700 province.[16]
21st century
See also
- Holguin history (in Spanish)
- Timelines of other cities in Cuba: Camagüey, Cienfuegos, Guantánamo, Havana, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba
