Timeline of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

18th-19th centuries

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  • 1760 - Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez (Our Lady of Candlemas) settlement established by Spanish colonist Faustino Martínez de Matos.[1]
  • 1763 - Settlement of Mayaguez formally separated from the larger San Germán area.[2]
  • 1770 - Population: 1,800.[3]
  • 1823 - José María Ramírez de Arellano becomes mayor.[3]
  • 1836
  • 1841
    • Fire.[4]
    • "Entry port privilege" relocated to Mayaguez from Cabo Rojo (approximate date).[1]
  • 1845 - Mayagüez City Hall built.[2]
  • 1848 - El Imparcial and El Propagador newspapers begins publication.[5][6]
  • 1849 - Jail built.[2]
  • 1850 - El Semanario Mayaguezano begins publication.[5]
  • 1852 - Fire.[2]
  • 1860
    • Market building constructed.[2]
    • San Antonio Hospital active (approximate date).[2]
  • 1863 - Avisador del Comercio newspaper begins publication.[6]
  • 1870 - Cemetery established.[2]
  • 1873 - Mayagüez attains city status.[1][4]
  • 1874 - Biblioteca Popular de Mayagüez (public library)[7] and Circulo de Amigos[8] founded.
  • 1883 - Population: 26,705 in ayuntamiento (city); 123,583 in departamento (province).[9]
  • 1893 - Sociedad Anónima Tranvía de Mayagüez (transit entity) active (approximate date).[3]
  • 1894
  • 1896 - Statue of Christopher Columbus erected in the Plaza Colón.
  • 1898 - Theodore Schwan, a brigadier general of the U.S. enters Mayagüez with the American Cavalry after winning the Battle of Silva Heights.
  • 1899

20th century

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An event at the main town square in Mayagüez pueblo in 1907

21st century

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Federal Writers' Project 1940.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Hartzell 1903.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Municipalities: Mayagüez". Encyclopedia of Puerto Rico (in English and Spanish). San Juan: Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. OCLC 234072526. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d Britannica 1910.
  5. ^ a b "Media and Communication". Encyclopedia of Puerto Rico (in English and Spanish). San Juan: Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. OCLC 234072526. Archived from the original on 2017-04-19.
  6. ^ a b c "(Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)". Chronicling America: U.S. Newspaper Directory. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  7. ^ "Puerto Rico". World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. American Library Association. 1993. pp. 692+. ISBN 978-0-8389-0609-5.
  8. ^ a b Adolfo de Hostos; Oficina del Historiador Oficial, eds. (1949). Tesauro de datos historicos (in Spanish). San Juan: Imprenta del Gobierno de Puerto Rico.
  9. ^ José Gimeno Agius (1885). "Poblacion y comercio de la isla de Puerto Rico". Revista de España [es] (in Spanish). 102. Madrid: 546+.
  10. ^ "Garden Search: Puerto Rico". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  11. ^ "Porto Rico, 1911 - 1912, field diaries, 13 December 1911 - 15 September 1912 : Volume 2, February 16, 1912 - April 27, 1912". 1912.
  12. ^ "Diario del Oeste". Boletín Mercantil de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). San Juan. August 3, 1911. p. 2.
  13. ^ "United States of America: Outlying Territories: Porto Rico". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
  14. ^ a b U.S. Bureau of the Census (1943), Leon E. Truesdell (ed.), "Puerto Rico: Housing, General Characteristics", Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940 (in English and Spanish), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, hdl:2027/umn.31951p00820205t
  15. ^ a b "United States AM Stations: Puerto Rico", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive  
  16. ^ "United States TV Stations: Puerto Rico", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive  
  17. ^ a b Heine 1993.
  18. ^ "General Population Characteristics: Puerto Rico", 1970 Census of Population, Características generales de la poblacíon, Puerto Rico (in English and Spanish), Washington DC: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1971, hdl:2027/txu.059173012521967
  19. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Puerto Rico". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  20. ^ "United States Commonwealth Territories: Puerto Rico". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 1857432533.
  21. ^ "Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

Bibliography

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