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    Timeline of Cienfuegos. The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cienfuegos, Cuba . Prior to 20th century. 1494 - Christopher Columbus visited Cienfuegos Bay. 1745 - Castillo de Jagua (fort) built. [1] 1819. April 22: Fernandina de Jagua founded by Luis de Clouet in Spanish colonial Captaincy … See more

    The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cienfuegos, Cuba. See more

    • 1901 - Jardín Botánico de Cienfuegos founded.
    • 1903
    • 1907 - Population: 30,100 city; 70,416 municipality. See more

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    • 1494 - Christopher Columbus visited Cienfuegos Bay.
    • 1745 - Castillo de Jagua (fort) built.
    • 1819
    • 1825 … See more

    • 2005
    • 2014 - Population: 149,129. See more

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  2. WebJul 20, 1998 · Cienfuegos, Cuba. The bay was visited by Christopher Columbus in 1494 but attracted no permanent settlement until 1738; the …

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    The city was founded in 1819 as Fernandina de Jagua by French colonists. After it was destroyed by a storm in 1825, it was rebuilt and renamed in honour of a participant in its founding. Cienfuegos is built on a rectangular pattern with wide streets, numerous parks and promenades, and attractive buildings.
    As with much of the rest of Cuba, however, Cienfuegos history was one of slow growth. Settlement didn't happen in the main until one Louis de Clouet drew up a settlement plan and gave it to Spanish governor Don José Cienfuego in the year of 1817, asking that the Spanish pay passage for white colonists originating from Europe.
    Cienfuegos, city and port, central Cuba. One of the country’s chief ports, it stands on a broad, level peninsula opposite the narrow entrance to the sheltered Cienfuegos Bay on the Caribbean Sea. The bay was visited by Christopher Columbus in 1494 but attracted no permanent settlement until 1738;
    Despite being known as an industrial city of factories and various nuclear/electrical plants, and the name Cienfuegos literally translating to "one hundred fires" ( cien, "one hundred"; fuegos, "fires"), the city actually takes its name from the surname of Asturian-born José Cienfuegos Jovellanos, Captain General of Cuba (1816–19).
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    WebFeb 22, 2018 · Cienfuegos would not be Cienfuegos without the sea. It was its sheltered Jagua bay what attracted the first indigenous settlers to the area. Then it was turn for the Spanish conquerors, and French …

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