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 - [es] (fort) built.^{[citation needed]}
1554 - [es] (fort) built.^{[citation needed]}
1570 - Las Palmas Cathedral built.
1578 - [es] (fort) built.^{[citation needed]}
1595 - Battle of Las Palmas.^[3]
1599 - Las Palmas attacked by Dutch forces.^[3]
1625 - [es] (fort) built.^{[citation needed]}
1689 - [es] (church) built.^[4]
1842
- Palacio Municipal (town hall) built.^[4]
- Population: 17,382.^[5]
1844 - [es] founded.
1845 - [es] (theatre) built.
1854 - Miller & Co. in business.^[6]
1858 - [es] (market) built.
1879 - [es] (museum) opens.^[7]
1883 - El Liberal newspaper begins publication.^[8]
1890
- [es] (theatre) opens.
- [es] built.
1891
- [es] (market) built.
- Las Palmas Golf Club formed.^(es)
1892 - [es] erected.^[9]
1895
- Diario de las Palmas newspaper begins publication.^[10]
- Dog sculptures installed in the [es].^[11]
1900 – Population: 44,517.^[12]

20th century[]

1902 - Santa Catalina mole built in harbor.^[13]
1909 - [es] (football club) formed.
1910
- Cine Sta. Catalina, Circo Cuyás, Pabellón Colon, and Pabellón Recreativo cinemas active.^[14]
- Population: 62,886.^[5]
1911 - [es] newspaper begins publication.^[10]
1912 - [es] headquartered in Las Palmas.
1914 - [es] (football club) formed.
1927 - La Voz newspaper begins publication.^[15]
1940 - Population: 119,595.^[5]
1941 - Casa Palacio built.^[16]
1945 - Estadio Insular (stadium) opens.
1948 - Archivo Histórico Provincial de Las Palmas (archives) established.^[17]
1949 - UD Las Palmas (football team) formed.
1952 - Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo (garden) founded.^[18]
1956 - [es] course built.
1970 - Population: 287,038.^[5]
1981 - Population: 366,454.^[5]
1982 - Canarias7 newspaper begins publication.^[10]
1987 - CB Gran Canaria (basketball club) active.
1989 - University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria established.
1997 - Alfredo Kraus Auditorium built.

21st century[]

2003 - Estadio Gran Canaria (stadium) opens in [es].
2007 - Jerónimo Saavedra becomes mayor.
2011 - Population: 381,271.^[5]
2014 - Gran Canaria Arena opens.
2015 - [es] becomes mayor.

References[]

^ "Historia de la Ciudad" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b United Kingdom Foreign Office, Historical Section (1920), "Political History: Chronological Summary", Canary Islands, Handbooks, London: H.M. Stationery Office
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Baedeker 1911.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 17 October 2016.
^ Francisco Quintana Navarro (1992). "Los intereses británicos en Canarias en los años treinta" [British Interests in the Canary Islands in the Thirties] (PDF). Vegueta (in Spanish). Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. ISSN 2341-1112.
^ Carmen Ortiz García; Luis Ángel Sánchez Gómez, eds. (1994). Diccionario histórico de la antropología española (in Spanish). Madrid: Spanish National Research Council. ISBN 978-84-00-07443-2.
^ Luis Maffiotte (1905), "Los periódicos de las Islas Canarias: Apuntes para un catálogo" [Newspapers in the Canary Islands: Notes for a Catalog], Biblioteca Canaria (in Spanish), Madrid – via HathiTrust
^ Ana María Quesada Acosta (1996). La escultura conmemorativa en Gran Canaria (1820-1994) (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. ISBN 8488979185.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
^ "Los perros de la plaza de Santa Ana", La Provincia (in Spanish), 18 June 2011
^ "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910 – via HathiTrust.
^ Britannica 1910.
^ Juan Carlos de la Madrid, ed. (1996). Primeros tiempos del cinematógrafo en España (in Spanish). Universidad de Oviedo. ISBN 84-605-6108-9.
^ "(Geographical Sphere: Las Palmas)". Hemeroteca Digital (Digital Newspaper Archive) (in Spanish). Spain: Biblioteca Nacional de España. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
^ "El Cabildo reabre la Casa Palacio", La Provincia (in Spanish), 18 March 2011
^ "Archivo Histórico Provincial de Las Palmas". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
^ "Garden Search: Spain". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

in English[]

"Las Palmas", Encyclopædia Britannica, 16 (11th ed.), New York, 1910, p. 235, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
"Las Palmas", The Mediterranean: Seaports and Sea Routes, including Madeira, the Canary Islands, the Coast of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1911, OCLC 490068
"Guide to Grand Canary: Las Palmas". Brown's Madeira, Canary Islands and Azores: a Practical and Complete Guide (11th ed.). London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co. 1913.

in Spanish[]

Fernando Gabriel Martín Rodríguez (1978), La arquitectura del Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas (in Spanish)
Saro Alemán Hernández (2008), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Ciudad y Arquitectura (1879-1939) (in Spanish)

External links[]

"Voces y Ecos: Recuerdos de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria" [Voices and Echos: Memories of Las Palmas]. [es] (in Spanish). [es].

[1] "Historia de la Ciudad" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

[katolsk-2] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

[UK1920-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b United Kingdom Foreign Office, Historical Section (1920), "Political History: Chronological Summary", Canary Islands, Handbooks, London: H.M. Stationery Office

[FOOTNOTEBaedeker1911-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Baedeker 1911.

[INE-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 17 October 2016.

[6] Francisco Quintana Navarro (1992). "Los intereses británicos en Canarias en los años treinta" [British Interests in the Canary Islands in the Thirties] (PDF). Vegueta (in Spanish). Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. ISSN 2341-1112.

[Garcia1994-7] Carmen Ortiz García; Luis Ángel Sánchez Gómez, eds. (1994). Diccionario histórico de la antropología española (in Spanish). Madrid: Spanish National Research Council. ISBN 978-84-00-07443-2.

[Maffiotte1905-8] Luis Maffiotte (1905), "Los periódicos de las Islas Canarias: Apuntes para un catálogo" [Newspapers in the Canary Islands: Notes for a Catalog], Biblioteca Canaria (in Spanish), Madrid – via HathiTrust

[9] Ana María Quesada Acosta (1996). La escultura conmemorativa en Gran Canaria (1820-1994) (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. ISBN 8488979185.

[europa2003-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

[11] "Los perros de la plaza de Santa Ana", La Provincia (in Spanish), 18 June 2011

[12] "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910 – via HathiTrust.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-13] Britannica 1910.

[Madrid1996-14] Juan Carlos de la Madrid, ed. (1996). Primeros tiempos del cinematógrafo en España (in Spanish). Universidad de Oviedo. ISBN 84-605-6108-9.

[BNE-15] "(Geographical Sphere: Las Palmas)". Hemeroteca Digital (Digital Newspaper Archive) (in Spanish). Spain: Biblioteca Nacional de España. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

[16] "El Cabildo reabre la Casa Palacio", La Provincia (in Spanish), 18 March 2011

[17] "Archivo Histórico Provincial de Las Palmas". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

[botanic-18] "Garden Search: Spain". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

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