Timeline of Santiago de Cuba

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

Prior to 20th century[]

1514 - August: Santiago de Cuba founded.^[1]
1518 - Roman Catholic diocese of Baracoa established.^[2]
1522
- Capital of Cuba relocated to Santiago from Baracoa.^[3]
- Coat of arms granted.^[4]
1526 - Fire.^[4]
1535 - Fire.^[4]
1603 - Sacked by English pirates.^[4]
1607 - Capital of Cuba relocated from Santiago to Havana.^[4]
1613 - Fire.^[4]
1638 - Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (fort) construction begins.
1722 - San Basilio el Magno seminary established.^[4]
1755 - Population: 15,471.^[4]
1767 - 11 June: Earthquake.^[4]
1774 - Population: 18,374.^[4]
1787 - Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País founded.^[5]
1805 - El Amigo de los Cubanos newspaper begins publication.^[4]
1808 - Population: 33,881.^[4]
1823 - Teatro Coliseo (theatre) opens.^[1]
1852 - Earthquake.^[4]
1862 - [es] tumba francesa group founded.^[6]^[7]
1868 - Santa Ifigenia Cemetery established.^[8]
1898
- 3 July: Battle of Santiago de Cuba fought near city.^[9]
- July: Siege of Santiago by US forces.
- El Cubano Libre newspaper in publication.[1]
- Emilio Bacardí Moreau becomes mayor.^[4]
1899 - Public library established.^[10]

20th century[]

1902 - Population: 45,478.^[11]
1905 - Convención Bautista de Cuba Oriental (church) founded.^[12]
1909 - Vista Alegre Theatre built.^[13]^[14]
1915 - Cine Aguilera (cinema) opens.^[13]^[14]
1917 - Orientales baseball team formed.^[15]
1919 - Population: 70,232.^[16]
1924 - Cine Rialto (cinema) opens.^[13]
1943 - Population: 118,266.^[4]
1947 - University of Santiago de Cuba established.
1953
- 26 July: Moncada Barracks attacked by forces of Castro, launching the Cuban Revolution.^[17]
- Population: 163,237.^[4]
1954 - Antonio Maceo Airport opens.^{[citation needed]}
1956 - 30 November: [es] (anti-Batista event) occurs.
1957 - Anti-Batista unrest; crackdown.^[18]
1964 - Estadio Guillermón Moncada (stadium) opens.
1970 - Population: 277,600.^[19]
1976 - [es] (garden) established.
1977 - Avispas baseball team formed.^[15]
1999 - Population: 441,524.^[12]

21st century[]

2012
- March: Catholic pope visits Santiago.
- October: Hurricane Sandy.^[20]
- Population: 431,471.^[21]
2014 - Population: 434,268.^[22]
2015 - September: Catholic pope visits Santiago.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Bonavía 2003.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Cuba". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
^ Catholic Encyclopedia 1908.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ 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.
^ "EcuRed" (in Spanish). Cuba: [es]. Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved November 27, 2016
^ Britannica 1910.
^ 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, 14 (1), ISSN 1024-9435
^ "Cuba". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1906.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cuba". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Movie Theaters in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b U.S. Merchant Marine 1920.
^ Jump up to: ^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 – 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.
^ "Cuba Profile: Timeline", BBC News, 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.

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

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.
"Santiago de Cuba", The United States, with Excursions to Mexico, Cuba, Porto Rico, and Alaska (4th ed.), Leipzig: K. Baedeker, 1909
"Santiago de Cuba", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
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). 4. Madrid: Bailly-Bailliere e Hijos. 1908. pp. 271+.
Leopoldo Fornés Bonavía (2003). Cuba, cronología: cinco siglos de historia, política y cultura (in Spanish). Madrid: [es]. 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[]

Items related to Santiago de Cuba, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
Items related to Santiago de Cuba, various dates (via Europeana)
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

[FOOTNOTEBonavía2003-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Bonavía 2003.

[katolsk-2] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Cuba". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

[FOOTNOTECatholic_Encyclopedia1908-3] Catholic Encyclopedia 1908.

[FOOTNOTEMarley2005-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Marley 2005.

[5] 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.

[Bodenheimer2015-6] 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.

[7] Sociedad de Tumba Francesa La Caridad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba (Motion picture). Braunschweig, Germany: Blackhole Factory. 2003 – via Internet Archive.

[EcuRed-8] "EcuRed" (in Spanish). Cuba: [es]. Missing or empty |url= (help) Retrieved November 27, 2016

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-9] Britannica 1910.

[Valdes2005-10] 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, 14 (1), ISSN 1024-9435

[11] "Cuba". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1906.

[europa2004-12] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cuba". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.

[cinema-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Movie Theaters in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

[FOOTNOTEU.S._Merchant_Marine1920-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b U.S. Merchant Marine 1920.

[Worth2013-15] Jump up to: ^a ^b Richard Worth (2013). Baseball Team Names: a Worldwide Dictionary, 1869-2011. USA: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-9124-7.

[16] "Cuba". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via HathiTrust.

[europa2001chronology-17] "Cuba". Political Chronology of the Americas. Europa Publications. 2001. ISBN 978-1-85743-118-6.

[18] Herbert Matthews (June 10, 1957), "Populace in revolt in Santiago de Cuba" (PDF), New York Times

[19] 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.

[bbc-timeline-20] "Cuba Profile: Timeline", BBC News, retrieved January 7, 2016

[21] "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2013. United Nations Statistics Division.

[22] "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2014. United Nations Statistics Division.

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