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Camagüey was founded as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe in 2 February of 1514, by Spanish colonists led by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar at a location now known as Nuevitas on the northern coast. It was one of the seven original settlements (villas) founded in Cuba by the Spanish.
Camagüey (antiguamente Puerto Príncipe) es una ciudad situada en el centro-este de Cuba, capital de la provincia homónima. En 2005, la ciudad contaba con una población de más de 300 000 habitantes. Su casco histórico fue declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco en 2008.
Camagüey, city, capital of Camagüey provincia (province), east-central Cuba. It is situated on the San Pedro River, about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Florida. The city was founded in 1514 as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe (also called Puerto Príncipe), at the site of present-day Nuevitas,
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Puerto Príncipe, or to quote again its full name: Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe, is a city situated in one of the widest parts of the Island of Cuba, a distance of 325 miles in a southeast by east direction from Havana.
1851 - Puerto Principe and Nuevitas Railroad begins operating. 1864 Benemérita Popular Santa Cecilia (music society) formed. Our Lady of Candelaria Cathedral rebuilt. 1872 - Casino Español (music society) formed. 1874 - March: Battle of Las Guasimas (1874) fought; Cuban rebels win. 1886 - El Arrebol newspaper begins publication. 1898 -
Camagüey (before 1899 named "Puerto Príncipe"), contained the present-day provinces of Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila, as well as two municipalities of current Las Tunas Province (prior to 1970). Oriente (before 1905 named "Santiago de Cuba"), contained the present-day provinces of Las Tunas, Granma, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo
Orígenes. Siguiendo órdenes del Gobernador General Diego de Velázquez, la Villa del Puerto del Príncipe fue fundada por el Teniente a Guerra Diego de Ovando el 2 de febrero de 1514 en la Punta de Guincho, en el cacicazgo de Mayanabo, en lo que es hoy la ciudad de Nuevitas, en la provincia de Camagüey.
