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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.

Prior to 20th century

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• 1478 - Real de Las Palmas founded during the Castilian Conquest of Gran Canaria.
• 1485 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias established.
• 1494 - Castillo de la Luz [es] (fort) built.
• 1554 - Torre de Santa Ana (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) [es] (fort) built.
• 1570 - Las Palmas Cathedral built.
• 1578 - Torreón de San Pedro Mártir [es] (fort) built.
• 1595 - Battle of Las Palmas.
• 1599 - Las Palmas attacked by Dutch forces.
• 1625 - Castillo de San Francisco (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) [es] (fort) built.
• 1689 - Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) [es] (church) built.
• 1833 - Las Palmas no longer the capital of the Canary Islands.
• 1842
  • Palacio Municipal (town hall) built.
  • Population: 17,382.
• 1844 - Gabinete Literario [es] founded.
• 1845 - Teatro Cairasco [es] (theatre) built.
• 1854 - Miller & Co. in business.
• 1858 - Mercado de Vegueta [es] (market) built.
• 1879 - Museo Canario (museum) opens.
• 1883 - El Liberal newspaper begins publication.
• 1890
  • Teatro Pérez Galdós [es] (theatre) opens.
  • Hotel Santa Catalina [es] built.
• 1891
  • Mercado del Puerto de La Luz [es] (market) built.
  • Las Palmas Golf Club formed.
• 1892 - Christopher Columbus monument [es] erected.
• 1895
  • Diario de las Palmas newspaper begins publication.
  • Dog sculptures installed in the Plaza Mayor de Santa Ana [es].
• 1900 – Population: 44,517.

20th century

• 1902 - Santa Catalina mole built in harbor.
• 1909 - Real Club Victoria [es] (football club) formed.
• 1910
  • Cine Sta. Catalina, Circo Cuyás, Pabellón Colon, and Pabellón Recreativo cinemas active.
  • Population: 62,886.
• 1911 - La Provincia [es] newspaper begins publication.
• 1912 - Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria [es] headquartered in Las Palmas.
• 1914 - Club Deportivo Gran Canaria [es] (football club) formed.
• 1927 - La Voz newspaper begins publication.
• 1930 - Gran Canaria Airport opened.
• 1940 - Population: 119,595.
• 1941 - Casa Palacio built.
• 1945 - Estadio Insular (stadium) opens.
• 1948
  • Archivo Histórico Provincial de Las Palmas (archives) established.
  • Arsenal of Las Palmas formally established.
• 1949 - UD Las Palmas (football team) formed.
• 1952 - Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo (garden) founded.
• 1956 - Real Club de Golf de Las Palmas [es] course built.
• 1970 - Population: 287,038.
• 1981 - Population: 366,454.
• 1982 - Canarias7 newspaper begins publication.
• 1987 - CB Gran Canaria (basketball club) active.
• 1989 - University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria established.
• 1997 - Alfredo Kraus Auditorium built.

21st century

• 2003 - Estadio Gran Canaria (stadium) opens in Siete Palmas [es].
• 2007 - Jerónimo Saavedra becomes mayor.
• 2011 - Population: 381,271.
• 2014 - Gran Canaria Arena opens.
• 2015 - Augusto Hidalgo becomes mayor.

See also

• History of Las Palmas [es]
• List of mayors of Las Palmas [es]
• List of municipalities in the Canary Islands

References

1. "Historia de la Ciudad" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
2. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Spain". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
3. ^ Britannica 1910.
4. ^ United Kingdom Foreign Office, Historical Section (1920), "Political History: Chronological Summary", Canary Islands, Handbooks, London: H.M. Stationery Office, hdl:2027/njp.32101058653880
5. ^ Baedeker 1911.
6. ^ "Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). Retrieved 17 October 2016.
7. Francisco Quintana Navarro (1992). "Los intereses británicos en Canarias en los años treinta" [British Interests in the Canary Islands in the Thirties] (PDF). Vegueta (in Spanish). Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. ISSN 2341-1112.
8. Carmen Ortiz García; Luis Ángel Sánchez Gómez, eds. (1994). Diccionario histórico de la antropología española (in Spanish). Madrid: Spanish National Research Council. ISBN 978-84-00-07443-2.
9. Luis Maffiotte (1905), "Los periódicos de las Islas Canarias: Apuntes para un catálogo" [Newspapers in the Canary Islands: Notes for a Catalog], Biblioteca Canaria (in Spanish), Madrid – via HathiTrust
10. Ana María Quesada Acosta (1996). La escultura conmemorativa en Gran Canaria (1820-1994) (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. ISBN 8488979185.
11. ^ "Spain". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
12. "Los perros de la plaza de Santa Ana", La Provincia (in Spanish), 18 June 2011
13. "Spain". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1910. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368408 – via HathiTrust.
14. Juan Carlos de la Madrid, ed. (1996). Primeros tiempos del cinematógrafo en España (in Spanish). Universidad de Oviedo. ISBN 84-605-6108-9.
15. "(Geographical Sphere: Las Palmas)". Hemeroteca Digital (Digital Newspaper Archive) (in Spanish). Spain: Biblioteca Nacional de España. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
16. "El Cabildo reabre la Casa Palacio", La Provincia (in Spanish), 18 March 2011
17. "Archivo Histórico Provincial de Las Palmas". Censo-Guía de Archivos (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
18. "Garden Search: Spain". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Misplaced Pages.

Bibliography

in English

• "Las Palmas" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 235.
• "Las Palmas", The Mediterranean: Seaports and Sea Routes, including Madeira, the Canary Islands, the Coast of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1911, OCLC 490068
• "Guide to Grand Canary: Las Palmas". Brown's Madeira, Canary Islands and Azores: a Practical and Complete Guide (11th ed.). London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co. 1913. hdl:2027/mdp.39015058338768.

in Spanish

• Fernando Gabriel Martín Rodríguez (1978), La arquitectura del Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas (in Spanish)
• Saro Alemán Hernández (2008), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Ciudad y Arquitectura (1879-1939) (in Spanish)

External links

• "Voces y Ecos: Recuerdos de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria" [Voices and Echos: Memories of Las Palmas]. Memoria Digital de Canarias [es] (in Spanish). Biblioteca de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria [es].

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Governance	Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands Province of Las Palmas Cabildo insular
Municipalities	Agaete Puerto de las Nieves Agüimes Artenara Arucas Firgas Gáldar Ingenio Mogán Arguineguín Puerto de Mogán Puerto Rico Moya Las Palmas San Agustin San Bartolomé de Tirajana Fataga Maspalomas Playa del Inglés Sonnenland San Fernando San Nicolás de Tolentino Sta. Brígida Sta. Lucía de Tirajana Vecindario Sta. María de Guía Tejeda Telde Teror Valleseco Valsequillo Vega de San Mateo
History	Pre-colonial Conquest of the Canary Islands Battle of Las Palmas Timeline of Las Palmas People from Gran Canaria
Nature	Birds Alvania grancanariensis Gran Canaria blue chaffinch Reptiles Gran Canaria giant lizard Gran Canaria skink Mammals Invertebrates Alvania grancanariensis Maspalomas bow-legged grasshopper
Landmarks and attractions	Ancient sites El Maipés Necropolis Four Doors cave site, Telde Painted Cave, Galdar Caves of Valeron Natural sites Bandama Caldera Fuente de los Azulejos Guayadeque ravine Pico de las Nieves Pilancones Roque Nublo General Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo Palmitos Park Church of San Juan Bautista (Arucas) Las Palmas Cathedral Maspalomas Dunes Atlantic Center of Modern Art Museo Canario Elder Museum of Science and Technology Temisas Astronomical Observatory Yumbo Centrum
Transport	Air Gran Canaria Airport Public transport Autoridad Única del Transporte de Gran Canaria Global Guaguas Municipales Tren de Gran Canaria (planned) Roads GC1 GC2 GC31 GC4 GC5 Sea Puerto de la Luz Port of Las Nieves Trasmediterránea Fred Olsen Express
Sport	General Sportspeople CB Gran Canaria Gran Canaria FS Maspalomas FS Rally Islas Canarias BM Remudas Real Club Náutico de Gran Canaria Gran Canaria Maratón Football CD Arguineguín Castillo CF UD Gáldar AD Huracán UD Las Palmas UD Las Palmas Atlético UD Las Palmas C CD Maspalomas CF Panadería Pulido Real Sporting San José UD San Fernando UD Tamaraceite UD Telde UD Vecindario UD Villa de Santa Brígida UD Villa de Santa Brígida B CF Unión Viera Universidad de Las Palmas CF Venues Centro Insular de Deportes Estadio Insular Estadio Gran Canaria Estadio Municipal de Vecindario Gran Canaria Arena
Education and science	Hospital Insular Schools in Las Palmas University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Maspalomas Station
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