Timeline of Benguela explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Benguela, Angola.

Prior to 20th century

• 1617 - founded in Portuguese Angola, under colonial governor .
• 1641 - Benguela taken by Dutch.
• 1648 - Dutch ousted; Portuguese in power again.
• 1779 - Antonio Jose Pimental de Castro e Mesquita appointed colonial governor of Benguela.
• 1784 - Pedro Jose Correia de Quevedo Homem e Magalhaes becomes governor.
• 1792 - Francisco Paim da Camara Ornellas becomes governor (approximate date).
• 1795 - appointed governor.
• 1803 - Francisco Infante de Sequeira Correa da Silva becomes governor (approximate date).
• 1810 - Jose Maria Doutel d'Almeida becomes governor (approximate date).
• 1814 - Joao de Alvellos Leiria becomes governor (approximate date).
• 1816 - Joze Joaquim Marques de Graca becomes governor (approximate date).^[1]
• 1817 - Manoel d'Abreu de Mello e Alvim becomes governor (approximate date).
• 1828 - Joaquim Aurelio de Oliveira becomes governor (approximate date).
• 1836 - Slave trade officially abolished.
• 1900 - Benguella province active.^[2]

20th century

• 1912
  • Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (railway) to Huambo begins operating (approximate date).
  • Jornal de Benguela newspaper begins publication.
• 1915 - Sporting Clube de Benguela formed.
• 1920 - Clube Nacional de Benguela (football club) formed.
• 1921 - Império Sport Clube formed
• 1940 - Population: 14,243.^[3]
• 1960 - Population: 23,256.
• 1963 - Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora de Fátima (church) built.
• 1965 - Lomaum Dam built on the Catumbela River in vicinity of Benguela.
• 1970
  • Population: 40,996 (including 10,175 whites).^[4]
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Benguela established.^[5]
• 1972 - Autódromo de Benguela opens.
• 1975 - Benguela becomes part of newly independent Republic of Angola.
• 1981 - Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio (football club) formed.
• 1983 - Population: 155,000 (estimate).^[6]

21st century

• 2005 - Population: 151,235 (estimate).
• 2007
  • Pavilhão Acácias Rubras (arena) opens.
  • August: Part of AfroBasket 2007 played in Benguela.
• 2009
  • Estádio Nacional de Ombaka (stadium) and 4 de Abril Bridge (to Lobito) open.
  • founded.
• 2010 - January: Part of 2010 Africa Cup of Nations football contest played in Benguela.
• 2011 - City joins the .^[7]
• 2012 - Catumbela Airport opens in vicinity of Benguela.
• 2018 - Population: 623,777 (estimate, urban agglomeration).

See also

• Benguela history
• (1617-1869)
• Timeline of Luanda

Bibliography

• Book: Esteves Pereira . Guilherme Rodrigues . Portugal: Diccionario Historico.... . Joao Romano Torres . Lisbon . 865826167 . pt . 1906. Benguella . 2. 2027/gri.ark:/13960/t6m081q3b?urlappend=%3Bseq=306 . https://hdl.handle.net/2027/gri.ark:/13960/t6m081q3b?urlappend=%3Bseq=306.
• Book: Mariana P. Candido . An African Slaving Port and the Atlantic World: Benguela and Its Hinterland. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-107-01186-1 . 2013. .

External links

• Web site: (Benguela) . . (Bibliography)
• Web site: (Benguela) . . . Germany . (Bibliography)
• Web site: (Benguela) . . (Images, etc.)
• Web site: (Benguela) . . (Images, etc.)

Notes and References

1. Book: . Way of Death: Merchant Capitalism and the Angolan Slave Trade, 1730–1830. 1988 . University of Wisconsin Press. 978-0-299-11563-0.
2. Book: Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998 . Gwillim Law . . US . 0786407298 . Angola . 27–29 . 1999 .
3. Contribuição para o conhecimento do fenómeno de urbanização em Angola . Ilídio do Amaral .

   pt:Ilídio do Amaral

   . pt . 13 . 25 . Finisterra . 0430-5027 . Centro de Estudos Geográficos da Universidade de Lisboa . 1978 .
4. Book: Africa South of the Sahara 2004 . Regional Surveys of the World . . 2004 . 1857431839 . Angola .
5. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Angola . . Norway . 27 October 2017 .
6. Web site: Angola: Städte & Orte . Citypopulation.de . de . Thomas Brinkhoff . Oldenburg, Germany . 27 October 2017 .
7. Web site: Membros: Benguela . Uccla.pt . pt . 1 November 2017 .