Timeline of Caribbean Art Music

Cristobal Colon and crew first sight land in the Caribbean

Oct 12, 1492

European explorers find the New World.

Divergent History of the Three Islands

Mar 9, 1600

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/non-interactive-timelines-of-major-events-for-puerto-rico-cuba-and-the-dominican-republic/' target="_blank">Timelines...</a>

Esteban Salas y Castro is born

Dec 25, 1725

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/esteban-salas-y-castro-december-25-1725-july-14-1803/' target="_blank">Esteban Salas y Castro</a> was born in Havana, Cuba.

Juan Bautista Alfonseca is born

Jun 23, 1810

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/juan-bautista-alfonseca-1810-1875/' target="_blank">Juan Bautista Alfonseca</a> was born is Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Manuel Gregorio Tavarez born

Nov 28, 1843

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/manuel-gregorio-tavarez-28-nov-1843-01-july-1883/' target="_blank">Manuel Gregorio Tavarez</a> was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

First Dominican Constitution

Nov 6, 1844

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/dominican-self-rule-a-long-road/' target="_blank">Santo Domingo</a> tries for independance.

Ignacio Cervantes born

Jul 31, 1847

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/ignacio-cervantes-july-31-1847-april-29-1905/' target="_blank">Ignacio Cervantes</a> is born in Havana, Cuba.

Juan Morel Campos

May 16, 1857

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/juan-morel-campos-16-may-1857-12-may-1896/' target="_blank">Juan Morel Campos</a> was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Jose de Jesus Ravelo born

Mar 21, 1876

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/a-jose-de-jesus-ravelo-1876-1951/' target="_blank"> Jose de Jesus Ravelo</a> is born in Santo Domingo.

Jose Ignacio Quinton

Feb 1, 1881

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/jose-ignacio-quinton-01-feb-1881-19-dec-1925/' target="_blank">Jose Ignacio Quinton</a> was born.

Juan Fransico Garcia born

Jun 16, 1892

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/juan-francisco-garcia-1892-1974/' target="_blank">Juan Fransico Garcia</a> was born.

Cuban War of Independence

Mar 25, 1895

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/cuba-libre-1895-1898/' target="_blank">Cuba</a> breaks away from Spain with some help from their neighbors.

Jose Delores Ceron born

Jun 29, 1897

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/jose-delores-ceron-1897-1969/' target="_blank">Jose Delores Ceron</a> was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

U.S. Troops Land on Puerto Rico

Jul 25, 1898

American forces end Puerto Rican <a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/puerto-rico-and-the-spanish-american-war/' target="_blank">autonomy.</a>

Amandeo Roldan

Jul 12, 1900

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/amadeo-roldan-july-12-1900-march-2-1939/' target="+blank">Amandeo Roldan</a> is born in Paris, France.

Jose Enrique Pedreira

Feb 2, 1904

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/jose-enrique-pedreira-02-feb-1904-06-jan-1959/' target="_blank">Jose Enrique Pedreira</a> was born.

Alejandro Garcia Caturia is born

Mar 7, 1906

<a href='http://caribbeanartmusicwebquest.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/alejandro-garcia-caturla-march-7-1906-november-12-1940/' target="_blank">Alejandro Garcia Caturia</a> is born in Remedios, Cuba.