Timeline of Cienfuegos

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

Prior to 20th century

 * 1494 - Christopher Columbus visited Cienfuegos Bay.
 * 1745 - Castillo de Jagua (fort) built.
 * 1819
 * April 22: Fernandina de Jagua founded by Luis de Clouet in Spanish colonial Captaincy General of Cuba.
 * December: Population: 231.
 * 1825 - Town "destroyed by a hurricane and rebuilt".
 * 1829 - Town renamed "Villa de Cienfuegos."
 * 1831 - Town coat of arms designed.
 * 1833 - Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral first completed.
 * 1844 - Governor's house built.
 * 1880 - Cienfuegos becomes a city.
 * 1890 - Tomás Terry Theatre opens.
 * 1892 - Population: 27,430.
 * 1898
 * La Correspondencia newspaper begins publication.
 * Two vessels of the United States fleet under Admiral Schley blockaded the port.
 * 1899 - Population: 30,038 city; 59,128 district; 356,536 province.

20th century

 * 1901 - Jardín Botánico de Cienfuegos founded.
 * 1903
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Cienfuegos established.
 * Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral became a cathedral.
 * 1907 - Population: 30,100 city; 70,416 municipality.
 * 1911 - Teatro Luisa opens.
 * 1913 - Tivoli Gardens (theatre) opens.
 * 1917 - Palacio de Valle (an historic villa) completed.
 * 1919 - Population: 95,865.
 * 1933 - Carlos Rafael Rodríguez becomes mayor.
 * 1935 - Biblioteca Municipal (library) established.
 * 1939 - Orquesta Aragón dance band formed.
 * 1957
 * Political unrest.
 * Naval mutiny at Cienfuegos
 * 1959 - Armed conflict between government and counterrevolutionaries begins.
 * 1965 - Armed conflict between government and counterrevolutionaries ends.
 * 1966 - Population: 89,000.
 * 1976
 * November 2: Municipal election held, the first since 1959.
 * Cienfuegos Province established (previously part of Las Villas Province).
 * Archivo Histórico Provincial de Cienfuegos (archives) established.
 * 1980 - Carlos Marx cement plant begins operating.
 * 1983 - Juragua Nuclear Power Plant construction begins.
 * 1984 - Population: 107,850 (estimate).
 * 1999 - Population: 137,513 city; 395,100 province.

21st century

 * 2005
 * July: Hurricane Dennis occurs.
 * Historic Centre of Cienfuegos designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 * 2014 - Population: 149,129.