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Revision as of 22:58, 31 May 2017

Part of a series on the
History of Cape Verde
Islas de Cabo Verde, from Atlas Van der Hagen
Colonial history
Independence struggle

The following is a timeline of the capital city of Praia, Cape Verde.

Prehistoric era

  • Around 3,000 to 1,000 BC - Ilhéu de Santa Maria separated from the island of Santiago, it used to be a hill and was a surrounded by a southeastern and a southern hill that had now disappeared

Colonial era

See also: Timeline of Portuguese Cape Verde
  • 1526 - André Rodrigues dos Mosquitos was the first captain of Praia de Santa Maria
  • 1527 - Gomes Balieiro was the second captain of Praia de Santa Maria
  • 1570 - 21 January: Manuel Correia was the last captain of Praia de Santa Maria
  • 1584 - Philippine Dynasty in power
  • 1585
  • 1615 - Praia de Santa Maria appeared on the previous settlement on the plateau
  • 1650 - Philippine Dynasty ends
  • 1712
    • Because of the raid in Cidade Velha as part of the Cassard expedition, Ribeira Grande no longer served as island capital and moved to Praia, the capital nominally remained in Ribeira Grande
  • 1770 - Island capital officially transferred from [Ribeira Grande (now Cidade Velha) to Praia (then Porto Praya)
    Porto Praya (now Praia) in 1772
    A depiction of Praia during the Battle of Porto Praya
    Porto Praya (now Praia) in 1806
  • 1781 - April 16: - Though Portugal was neutral throughout the conflict (Anglo-French War, American Revolutionary War), the Battle of Porto Praya took place off modern day Praia and the island between Great Britain and France
  • 1800 - Population: approcimately 26,000
  • 1817 - Cape Verde's first primary school opened
  • 1822
  • 1826 - Quartel Jaime Mota barracks built
  • 1832 - Scientist Charles Darwin along with the Beagle's visit to the island of Santiago and its then colonial capital Praia (then as Porto Praya),[3] he also visited Ilhéu de Santa Maria[4]
  • 1834 - February 14: Portuguese colonial governor Manuel António Martins decided to transfer the colonial seat from Praia to Picos, this had never happened[5]
  • 1849 - January: Sloop USS Yorktown along with William Harwar Parker visited Porto Praya (now Praia), several officers rotated off the ship and Parker became Acting Master, one of the first American ships and one of the first American sloop to visit Porto Praya and Santiago Island.
  • 1850 - June: USS Yorktown returned to Porto Praya (now Praia), the ship later left for Funchal and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and returned to Cape Verde, originally intended to visit Santiago, it visited Mayo (now Maio) Island on September and struck a reef on September 6, the first American ship sunk in the waters of Cape Verde.
  • 1855 - Much of the island suffered another famine, the governor temporarily moved the residence from Praia (then Porto Praya) to Picos, Praia remained colonial capital[6]
  • 1861 - Liceu Nacional first opened, it was first built in 1860 under the colonial governor Januário Correia de Almeida.[7]
  • 1865 - The first branch of the Portuguese bank for the colonies, the Banco Nacional Ultramarino was opened, it would be replaced with the Bank of Cape Verde in 1975 after it became an independent nation
  • 1872 - Corpo de Polícia Civil, now the Capeverdean National Police established, its station and headquarters was in Praia
  • 1881 - Farol de D. Maria Pia (commonly today as Farol de Pta. Temerosa) near Praia built
    1884 Map of Porto Praya (now Praia) featuring Ilhéu de Santa Maria, written as Quail Island and written with its geographic location on top right below the map title
  • 1896 - A form of Cape Verdean music called tabanka became banned in Praia by the colonial governor Serpa Pinto along with funaná and batuque
  • 1902 - Present church of Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, Praia or Praia Cathedral completed
  • 1922
  • 1924 - The city's first kiosk erected at Praça Alexandre Albuquerque
  • 1926 - the Monument to Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque was erected in the area of the city square in Praia after the colonial governor Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque who ruled from 1869 to 1876
  • 1927 - Electricity introduced to the city of Praia, the first Cape Verdean city or region
  • 1929 - December 2: Sporting Clube da Praia footbal (soccer) club founded, the first established on the island
  • 1930 - October 15: Clube Desportivo Travadores founded
    Praia and the locality of Gamboa or Cha das Aldeias in 1936
  • 1939 - July 5: Boavista Futebol Clube founded
  • 1940 - Population: 18,208[9]
  • 1944, March - Cape Verdean review Certeza started publishing in Praia,[10] a milestone in Cape Verdean literature, it was later banned by the censors a year later,[11] three editions were published,[12]
  • 1950 - Population: 17,179[9]
  • 1957 - Seminary of São José opened near Ponta Temerosa, south of the city center
  • 1960 - Population: 24,872[9]
  • 1960
    • Praia Airport first opened, after independence, the nation's third airport or aerodrome opened, it would operate for 44 years before a new airport opened in the northeast
    • Port of Praia started to move to the area of Ponta de Visconde, it became Ponta do Porto
  • 1961 - Sporting Clube da Praia became the first football (soccer) club from the city and the island to win a colonial championship title
  • 1962:
    • The first attacks ordered by the guerrillas of the PAIGC, this started the struggle against the oppression of Portugal, months later the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence broke out in Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau), due to logistical reasons, Cape Verde didn't take part
    • July 31: an annular solar eclipse took place in the city and parts of the municipality, the only part of the island where the solar eclipse happened[13]
    • August: Demonstrations over the elevation of the Minister of Overseas
    • December 15: Académica da Praia founded
  • 1964 - A marine species of seabreams, the Two-banded seabream (Diplodis prayensis) were named and described by Jean Cadenat
  • 1968 - AD Bairro, also known as ADESBA, a football (soccer) club founded in the neighborhood of Achadinha de Baixo[14]
  • 1970 - Population: 39,911 [9]
  • 1971 - Municipality of Santa Cruz established, split from the northern part
  • 1972 - July 1: Celtic Futebol Clube founded in the neighborhood of Achadinha de Baixo
  • 1974:
    • April: the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, the Estado Novo regime collapsed, Cape Verde became an autonomous province
    • Mid-year: the final Cape Verdean colonial or provincial championships took place

After independence in 1975-1999

21st century

See also

Timeline by city or municipality on the island:

References

  1. ^ Brooks, George E. Western Africa and Cabo Verde, 1790s-1830s: symbiosis of slave and legitimate trades. pp. 99–120. ISBN 9781452088709. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Como estragar uma bela Praça". A Semana (in Portuguese). 30 April 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  3. ^ Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world - Chapter 1 at Wikisource, top part
  4. ^ "Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle" (PDF). 1844.
  5. ^ "Discurso PM, Dr. José Maria Pereira Neves, na Cerimónia de Inauguração da Universidade de Santiago (Opening Ceremony of the University of Santiago), Assomada, February 16, 2009
  6. ^ Michel Cahen (dir.), "Vilas" et "cidades"  : bourgs et villes en Afrique lusophone (preface by Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch), L'Harmattan, Paris, 1989, p. 30 ISBN 2-7384-0431-6
  7. ^ "Nobreza de Portugal e do Brasil", Direcção de Afonso Eduardo Martins Zúquete, Editorial Enciclopédia, 2.ª Edição, Lisboa, 1989, Volume Terceiro, p. 320
  8. ^ Pereira, Armand F. ""Summary of the First Southern Atlantic Crossing (1922) by the Portuguese Aviators Gago COUTINHO and Sacadura CABRAL on a Fairey-17 Single Engine Hydroplane"". HoneyMooney.com. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Source: Statoids
  10. ^ "Numbered version of the first edition of Certeza" (in Portuguese). Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde.
  11. ^ Eugene Tavares Littératures lusophones des archipels atlantiques : Açores, Madère, Cap-Vert, São Tomé e Príncipe, (Lusophony Literature in the Atlantic Archipelagoes: Azores, Madeira, Cape Vede and São Tomé and Príncipe, L'Harmattan, 2009, p. 217 ISBN 9782296075757
  12. ^ "Certeza" (in Portuguese) (3rd ed.). Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde.
  13. ^ "Solar eclipse of July 31, 1962". NASA.
  14. ^ "History of AD Bairro". Club website. 13 January 2014.
  15. ^ "History of AD Bairro". Club website. 13 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Site of the City of Lisbon: UCCLA" (in Portuguese). City of Lisbon. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  17. ^ a b "Praia Sister Cities". Sister Cities International. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  18. ^ Harro Ranter. "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Operator index > Cape Verde > TACV - Cabo Verde Airlines". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  19. ^ a b Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.
  20. ^ "Nova era para a (antiga) Ceris" [New Era for the (Old) CERIS]. A Semana (in Portuguese). 14 November 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  21. ^ Decree-Law no. 29/2008 (PDF). 36. Republic of Cape Verde. 9 October 2008.
  22. ^ "Cape Verde Names Airport After Nelson Mandela". All Africa.com. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  23. ^ Inauguração Complexo Desportivo de Achada Grande Trás > C M Praia
  24. ^ "Praia cidade-irmã do Rio de Janeiro". A Semana (in Portuguese). 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ "Relvado do campo de Achada Grande Frente foi inaugurad". Oceanpress (in Portuguese). 12 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  26. ^ "Hotel-Casino no Ilhéu de Santa Maria: Governo concessiona Djeu por 75 anos". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  27. ^ "Praia e Boston celebram geminação". A Semana (in Portuguese). 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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