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

Prior to 20th century

1478 - Real de Las Palmas founded during the Castilian Conquest of Gran Canaria. 1485 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias established. 1494 - (fort) built. 1554 - (fort) built. 1570 - Las Palmas Cathedral built. 1578 - (fort) built. 1595 - Battle of Las Palmas. 1599 - Las Palmas attacked by Dutch forces. 1625 - (fort) built. 1689 - (church) built. 1833 - Las Palmas no longer the capital of the Canary Islands. 1842 Palacio Municipal (town hall) built. Population: 17,382. 1844 - founded. 1845 - (theatre) built. 1854 - Miller & Co. in business. 1858 - (market) built. 1879 - Museo Canario (museum) opens. 1883 - El Liberal newspaper begins publication. 1890 (theatre) opens. built. 1891 (market) built. Las Palmas Golf Club formed.(es) 1892 - erected. 1895 Diario de las Palmas newspaper begins publication. Dog sculptures installed in the . 1900 – Population: 44,517.

20th century

1902 - Santa Catalina mole built in harbor. 1909 - (football club) formed. 1910 Cine Sta. Catalina, Circo Cuyás, Pabellón Colon, and Pabellón Recreativo cinemas active. Population: 62,886. 1911 - newspaper begins publication. 1912 - headquartered in Las Palmas. 1914 - (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 - 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 . 2007 - Jerónimo Saavedra becomes mayor. 2011 - Population: 381,271. 2014 - Gran Canaria Arena opens. 2015 - Augusto Hidalgo becomes mayor.

See also

List of municipalities in the Canary Islands

References

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

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