Timeline of Cuiabá history
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Pre-colonial period[edit]
- The great Cuiabá region was home to the Bororo peoples, among others.
18th century[edit]
- 1719 – April 8th. Gold discovery at Forquilha on the Coxipó River as reported by the bandeirante Pascoal Moreira Cabral; the date is used to commemorate the founding of Cuiabá[1]
- 1719 – Cabral built first chapel in area of Cuiabá dedicated to Our Lady of Peñafrancia[2]
- 1722
- October. Discovery of gold on the farm of Miguel Sutil on the hill of the present-day Church of Rosário and São Benedito[3]
- "Vila Real do Senhor Bom Jesus de Cuiabá" created by Royal Provision of 1722[4]
- 1726
- Arrival of Captain-General Governor Rodrigo César de Menezes of the Captaincy of São Paulo, representative of the Kingdom of Portugal[3]
- Construction of Church of Our Lady of Good Delivery, a chapel[3]
- 1727
- 1732 – End of gold production[3]
- 1745 – December 6. Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá established from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro[5]
- 1748 – Creation of the Captaincy of Mato Grosso[3]
- 1751 – Arrival of the 1st Captain-General, Antônio Rolim de Moura Tavares[3]
- 1751 – Tavares establishes Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade as capital of the Captaincy of Mato Grosso[3]
- 1781 – First Chapel of Saint Gonsalo in Prainha, later the Church of Saint Gonçalo[4]
- 1787 – First known depictions of the city of Cuiabá[3]
- 1790 – Philosophical Journey Passage of Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira leaves detailed description of Cuiabá[3]
19th century[edit]
- 1818
- September 7. Declaration of the Independence of Brazil in the state of São Paulo; Cuiabá initially remains part of the Kingdom of Portugal
- Opening of the War Arsenal by the Portuguese Crown, now the SESC Arsenal
- September 17. Elevation of the Village of Cuiabá to the category of city (cidade) by the Portuguese Crown[3]
- 1822 – Cuiabá becomes part of the Empire of Brazil[3]
- 1825 – Population of Cuiabá: 4,287[6]: 83
- 1826 – July 15. Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá elevated to Diocese of Cuiabá[5]
- 1834 – May 30. Rusga, a popular revolt against the remaining Portuguese, who controlled businesses in Mato Grosso and the Municipal Guard of Cuiabá
- 1835
- July 3. First Provincial Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso, held at the Provincial Assembly of Mato Grosso building in Cuiabá
- August 28. Cuiabá becomes capital of the Province of Mato Grosso, replacing Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade[3]
- 1850 – Population of Cuiabá: almost 11,0000[6]: 83
- 1864
- Start of the Paraguayan War; Cuiabá threatened with invasion and serves as arsenal military base for Brazilian campaigns
- November 2. Opening of Piedade Cemetery, the first municipal cemetery in the city
- 1870
- End of Paraguayan War
- Opening of inland navigation to Cuiabá[1]
- 1870 – End of Empire of Brazil, establishment of First Brazilian Republic[3]
- 1896 – August 29. Opening of State Treasury Building of Mato Grosso, a multiuse government building[1]
20th century[edit]
- 1910 – March 10: Diocese of Cuiabá becomes Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá[5]
- 1914 – August 15: Inauguration of Palace of Instruction, a large secondary school in the city center[7]
- 1920s – Renovations to the façades of the Old Cathedral of Cuiabá and Church of the Rosário and São Benedito
- 1921
- May 22. The Mato Grosso Academy of Letters established under the name Mato Grosso Center for Letters [8]
- Construction of the Eucharistic Shrine of Our Lady of Good Delivery on site of chapel of Church of Our Lady of Dispatch
- 1937-45 – Installation of interventor Júlio Müller; expansion of Avenida Getúlio Vargas and construction of the "Official Works"[1]
- 1942 – May 23. Opening of Cine Teatro Cuiabá, the first large cinema in the city
- 1958 – Demolition of Old Alencastro Palace (Palácio do Governo), Tax Station, and Barão de Diamantino Palace for the construction of the modernist Alencastro Palace[1]
- 1962 – Opening of Avenida Ten. Cel. Duarte (Av. da Prainha)[1]
- 1965
- 18 December. Inauguration of Palácio Alencastro [9]
- 1968 – Demolition of the Old Cathedral
- 1975 – Federal listing (tombamento) of the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Benedict
- October 11. Division of Mato Grosso and creation of Mato Grosso do Sul state[1]
- 1987 – Federal listing (tombamento) of the Historic Center of Cuiabá[1]
21st century[edit]
- 2001 - Foundation of Cuiabá Esporte Clube, Cuiabá's team within Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
- 2006 - Opening of Mato Grosso History Museum in the former State Treasury Building of Mato Grosso
- 2014 - April 26. Opening of Arena Pantanal, the largest soccer (association football) stadium in Cuiabá
- 2020 - Beginning of COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, leading to 20,068 deaths in Cuiabá[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Claudio Quoos Conte; Marcus Vinícius De Lamonica Freire (2005). Centro Histórico de Cuiabá, patrimônio do Brasil (in Portuguese). Brasília: National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage. p. 26. ISBN 978-85-87226-25-9. OL 31764598M. Wikidata Q123696539.
- ^ Eduardo Etzel (1974), O barroco no Brasil: psicologia--remanescentes em São Paulo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Melhoramentos, p. 231, OCLC 1215871, Wikidata Q123763148
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "História" (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2014. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ a b c d Araujo, Renata Malcher de (2012). "Cuiabá". Lisbon, Portugal: Heritage of Portuguese Influence/Património de Influência Portuguesa. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ a b c "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá". GCatholic.org. 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ a b Leilla Borges de Lacerda; Nauk Maria de Jesus (2008). Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário e Capela de São Benedito: um diálogo entre a história e a arquitetura (in Portuguese). Cuiabá: Entrelinhas. ISBN 978-85-87226-78-5. OL 24004012M. Wikidata Q123763283.
- ^ Maria de Lourdes Conceição de Souza (2008), O Palácio da Instrução e o Patrimônio Histórico de Cuiabá-MT: cidade, territorialidade e educação patrimonial (in Portuguese), Cuiabá: Federal University of Mato Grosso, p. 19, Wikidata Q123951767
- ^ José de Mesquita (1936). "A Academia Mato-grossense de Letras, suas origens, sua atuação--Necessidade e oportunidade da Federação das Academias" (PDF). Revista de Cultura (Rio de Janeiro) (in Portuguese). 10 (115): 9–22. Wikidata Q123566582.
- ^ Instituto de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento Urbano (Cuiabá) (2011), Histórico do Palácio Alencastro (PDF) (in Portuguese), Cuiabá: Municipal Prefecture of Cuiaba, p. 8, Wikidata Q123972177
- ^ Amanda Polato; Rodrigo Cunha; Vitor Sorano (28 January 2023). "Mortes e casos conhecidos de coronavírus no Brasil e nos estados". G1 (in Portuguese). Wikidata Q123703067.