Timeline of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, United States.
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18th-19th centuries
- 1760 - Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez (Our Lady of Candlemas) settlement established by Spanish colonist Faustino Martínez de Matos.
- 1763 - Settlement of Mayaguez formally separated from the larger San Germán area.
- 1770 - Population: 1,800.[3]
- 1823 - José María Ramírez de Arellano becomes mayor.[3]
- 1836
- 1841
- Fire.
- "Entry port privilege" relocated to Mayaguez from Cabo Rojo (approximate date).
- 1845 - Mayagüez City Hall built.
- 1848 - El Imparcial and El Propagador newspapers begins publication.[5][6]
- 1849 - Jail built.
- 1850 - El Semanario Mayaguezano begins publication.[5]
- 1852 - Fire.
- 1860
- Market building constructed.
- San Antonio Hospital active (approximate date).
- 1863 - Avisador del Comercio newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1870 - Cemetery established.
- 1874 - Biblioteca Popular de Mayagüez (public library)[7] and Circulo de Amigos[8] founded.
- 1877 - Mayagüez attains city status.
- 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
- Escuela Libre de Música (music school) founded.
- City coat of arms granted.[3]
- 1896 - Statue of Christopher Columbus erected in the Plaza Colón.
- 1899 - Hormigueros becomes part of Mayagüez.(es)
20th century
21st century
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Municipalities: Mayagüez". Encyclopedia of Puerto Rico (in English and Spanish). San Juan: Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. OCLC 234072526. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- 1 2 "Media and Communication". Encyclopedia of Puerto Rico (in English and Spanish). San Juan: Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. OCLC 234072526.
- 1 2 3 4 "(Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)". Chronicling America: U.S. Newspaper Directory. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Puerto Rico". World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. American Library Association. 1993. pp. 692+. ISBN 978-0-8389-0609-5.
- 1 2 Adolfo de Hostos; Oficina del Historiador Oficial, eds. (1949). Tesauro de datos historicos (in Spanish). San Juan: Imprenta del Gobierno de Puerto Rico.
- ↑ José Gimeno Agius (1885). "Poblacion y comercio de la isla de Puerto Rico". Revista de España (in Spanish). Madrid. 102: 546+.
- ↑ "Garden Search: Puerto Rico". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ↑ "United States of America: Outlying Territories: Porto Rico". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
- 1 2 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
- 1 2 "United States AM Stations: Puerto Rico", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive
- ↑ "United States TV Stations: Puerto Rico", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive
- ↑ "General Population Characteristics: Puerto Rico", 1970 Census of Population (in English and Spanish), Washington DC: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1971
- ↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Puerto Rico". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ↑ "United States Commonwealth Territories: Puerto Rico". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 1857432533.
- ↑ "Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
Bibliography
in English
- M. de Magalhães (1898). "Mayaguez". Colonial Business Directory of the Island of Puerto Rico. New York. OCLC 39940968. (Also description of town)
- Robert Thomas Hill (1899), "Cities of Porto Rico: (Mayaguez)", Cuba and Porto Rico (2nd ed.), New York: Century Company
- Frederick A. Ober (1899), "Cities and Towns of the Coast: Mayaguez", Puerto Rico and its Resources, New York: D. Appleton and Co.
- "Porto Rico: Mayaguez". Official Commercial Directory of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Entire West Indies, with Bermuda. New York: Spanish-American Directories Company. 1901. pp. 423+.
- Charles Hartzell, ed. (1903), "Sketches of Cities, Towns, and Villages: Mayaguez", Register of Porto Rico, San Juan: Louis E. Tuzo and Co., pp. 191–192
- "Mayaguez". Commercial Guide and Business Directory of Porto Rico. New York: F.E. Platt. 1910. pp. 103–118.
- "Mayaguez", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
- Ernst B. Filsinger (1922), "Mayaguez", Commercial Travelers' Guide to Latin America, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office
- Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Mayaguez", Puerto Rico: a Guide to the Island of Boriquén, American Guide Series, New York: University Society, pp. 252+, OCLC 245805 – via HathiTrust
- Jorge Heine (1993). The Last Cacique: Leadership and Politics in a Puerto Rican City. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0-8229-7691-2. (About Bejamín Cole era)
in Spanish
- Manuel Ubeda y Delgado (1878). "Mayaguez". Isla de Puerto Rico: estudio histórico, geográfico y estadístico de la misma (in Spanish). Puerto Rico. (reprint 1998)
- "Mayaguez". Diccionario enciclopédico hispano-americano de literatura, ciencias y artes (in Spanish). 12. Barcelona: Montaner y Simon. 1893.
- Subcomité de la Historia de Mayagüez (1960). Historia de Mayagüez, 1760-1960 (in Spanish). OCLC 38531160.
- Pedro Luis Perea Roselló (1962), Los periódicos y los periodistas de Mayagüez (in Spanish), Ponce: Ediciones Aldecoa, OCLC 912547459
- Silvia Aguiló Ramos (1986). Mayagüez: notas para su historia (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). San Juan: Comité Historia de los Pueblos. OCLC 16636824.
External links
Puerto Rico portal