Timeline of Las Palmas

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.

Prior to 20th century

1478 - Real de Las Palmas founded during the Castilian Conquest of Gran Canaria.^[1]
1485 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias established.^[2]
1494 - Castillo de la Luz [es] (fort) built.^{[citation needed]}
1554 - Torre de Santa Ana (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) [es] (fort) built.^{[citation needed]}
1570 - Las Palmas Cathedral built.^[3]
1578 - Torreón de San Pedro Mártir [es] (fort) built.^{[citation needed]}
1595 - Battle of Las Palmas.^[4]
1599 - Las Palmas attacked by Dutch forces.^[4]
1625 - Castillo de San Francisco (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) [es] (fort) built.^{[citation needed]}
1689 - Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) [es] (church) built.^[5]
1833 - Las Palmas no longer the capital of the Canary Islands.^[3]
1842
- Palacio Municipal (town hall) built.^[5]
- Population: 17,382.^[6]
1844 - Gabinete Literario [es] founded.
1845 - Teatro Cairasco [es] (theatre) built.
1854 - Miller & Co. in business.^[7]
1858 - Mercado de Vegueta [es] (market) built.
1879 - Museo Canario (museum) opens.^[8]
1883 - El Liberal newspaper begins publication.^[9]
1890
- Teatro Pérez Galdós [es] (theatre) opens.
- Hotel Santa Catalina [es] built.
1891
- Mercado del Puerto de La Luz [es] (market) built.
- Las Palmas Golf Club formed.^(es)
1892 - Christopher Columbus monument [es] erected.^[10]
1895
- Diario de las Palmas newspaper begins publication.^[11]
- Dog sculptures installed in the Plaza Mayor de Santa Ana [es].^[12]
1900 – Population: 44,517.^[3]^[13]

1902 - Santa Catalina mole built in harbor.^[3]
1909 - Real Club Victoria [es] (football club) formed.
1910
- Cine Sta. Catalina, Circo Cuyás, Pabellón Colon, and Pabellón Recreativo cinemas active.^[14]
- Population: 62,886.^[6]
1911 - La Provincia newspaper begins publication.^[11]
1912 - Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria [es] headquartered in Las Palmas.
1914 - Club Deportivo Gran Canaria [es] (football club) formed.
1927 - La Voz newspaper begins publication.^[15]
1930 - Gran Canaria Airport opened.
1940 - Population: 119,595.^[6]
1941 - Casa Palacio built.^[16]
1945 - Estadio Insular (stadium) opens.
1948
- Archivo Histórico Provincial de Las Palmas (archives) established.^[17]
- Arsenal of Las Palmas formally established.
1949 - UD Las Palmas (football team) formed.
1952 - Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo (garden) founded.^[18]
1956 - Real Club de Golf de Las Palmas [es] course built.
1970 - Population: 287,038.^[6]
1981 - Population: 366,454.^[6]
1982 - Canarias7 newspaper begins publication.^[11]
1987 - CB Gran Canaria (basketball club) active.
1989 - University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria established.
1997 - Alfredo Kraus Auditorium built.