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.

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
 * 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.