The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Holguín, Cuba.
Prior to 20th century
1720-Settlement established (approximate date).Plaza de Armas (square) laid out. 1751 - Holguin becomes a city. 1752 - Jurisdicción de Holguín established. 1760 - Hospital de San Juan de Dios built. 1809 - San Jose Church built. 1820 - San Isidore Church built. 1868-October 30: City taken by rebel mambises at start of the Ten Years' War. 1872 - December 19: City taken by Cuban forces. 1893 - Railway begins operating between port of Gibara and Holguin. 1895 - El Eco de Holguin newspaper begins publication. 1899 - Population: 6,054 city; 34,506 district; 327,715 province.
20th century
1907 - Population: 7,592 city; 50,224 municipality; 455,086 province. 1916 - Statue of Calixto García erected in Parque Calixto Garcia. 1962 - Ahora newspaper begins publication. 1966 - Population: 91,000. 1970 - Population: 131,656. 1976 - Centro Universitario de Holguin and Instituto Superior Pedagogico de Holguin established. 1978 - Holguín Province and (garden) established. 1979 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Holguín established. 1986 - Ediciones Holguín (publisher) established. 1988 - El Chorro de Maita archaeological site excavated in Holguin Province. 1999 - Population: 259,300 city; 1,029,700 province.
21st century
2003 - Drought. 2004 - Construction of Parque de Los Tiempos (park) begins. 2014 - Population: 291,560. 2015 - September: Catholic pope visits Holguin.
See also Holguin history (in Spanish) Timelines of other cities in Cuba: Camagüey, Cienfuegos, Guantánamo, Havana, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba
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