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Saint’s Day for Basilio, Gregorio, Abelardo, Macario and Narciso.
Jan 2, 2020 - 12:12 AM
Spain On This Day - January 2
Saint’s Day for Basilio, Gregorio, Abelardo, Macario and Narciso.
Jan 2, 2020 - 12:12 AM
1492 - Boabdil, the Nasrid Sultan of Granada, hands over the keys of the Alhambra Palace to the Catholic Kings, ending centuries of Moorish rule in Spain.
1762 - England declares war on Spain, fearful of the Family Compact between the French and Spanish Bourbons.
1829 - The Mexican government decreed the expulsion of the Spanish residents in the country.
1860 - The first issue of the newspaper El Pensamiento Español (the Spanish thinker) goes on sale.
1866 - The Spanish government ordered the closure of the chairs of the Ateneo.
1871 - King Amadeus de Saboya 1 solemnly swears on the Constitution.
1874 - The Spanish President Emilio Castelar lost the confidence of Parliament and resigns.
1908 - The constitutional guarantees in the provinces of Barcelona and Gerona are suspended due to a wave of terrorism.
1914 - King Alfonso XIII dissolved el Congreso.
1926 - Spoken words are broadcast by radio for the first time, called 'The Word'
1979 - Two people die at the hands of the ETA terrorist organisation: the army commandant José María Herrera Hernández in San Sebastián, and police sergeant Francisco Berlanga Robles in Pamplona.
2004 - The towns of Oviedo and Torrevieja (Alicante)twin.
2008 - With delivery to King Mohamed VI in a letter to Rodriguez Zapatero speaks of a misunderstanding, it is ended the diplomatic dispute between Spain and Morocco.
2011 - Comes into force the new smoking ban in Spain, which prohibits smoking in any enclosed public space.
Births
1566 - Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza, mystic poet (d. 1614)
1816 - Isidoro Lira Araujo, journalist and founder of the newspaper Diario de la Marina.
1867 - Isidoro Acevedo, communist (d. 1952).
1916 - Josefina Manresa Marhuenda, wife of the renowned Spanish poet Miguel Hernández.
1934 - Victor Garcia de la Concha, philologist and writer.
1942 - Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, film maker.
1958 - Colomán Trabado, athlete.
1962 - Carmelo Gómez, actor.
1964 - Luis d'Antin, motorcycle racer
1976 - Paz Vega, actress and singer
1981 - María Isabel Moreno, cyclist.
Deaths
1614 - Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza, mystic poet (b. 1566)
1792 - Pedro López de Lerena, politican (b. 1734)
1819 - María Luisa de Parma, Spanish Queen (b. 1751)
1861 - Fernando de Borbón y Braganza, noble (b. 1824)
1890 - Julián Gayarre, tenor (b. 1844)
1914 - Fidel García Berlanga, lawyer and politician (b. 1859)
1916 - Félix Sardá y Salvany, religious writer (b. 1841)
1964 - Pius Font y Quer, botanical, pharmaceutical and chemist (b. 1888)
1965 - Jenaro de Urrutia Olaran, painter (b. 1893)
1984 - Sebastián Juan Arbó, writer (b. 1902)
1987 - Ramon Castroviejo, ophthalmologist (b. 1904)
1995 - Manuel Rivera Hernández, painter (b. 1927)
1996 - Carlos Blasco de Imaz, Basque politician (n. 1924).
1997 - Joan Corominas, philologist (b. 1905)
2000 - María de las Mercedes de Borbón y Orleáns, Condesa of Barcelona, and mother of King Juan Carlos I, died in Lanzarote. She had had her 90th birthday 10 days earlier.
2000 - Ana María Martínez Sagi, journalist and athlete (b. 1907).
2003 - José María Mendiola Insausti, writer (b. 1929)
2011 - Manuel Riu Riu, professor, historian and Spanish archaeologist (b. 1929)
Boabdil, the Nasrid Sultan of Granada - Picture wikipedia
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1762 - England declares war on Spain, fearful of the Family Compact between the French and Spanish Bourbons.
1829 - The Mexican government decreed the expulsion of the Spanish residents in the country.
1860 - The first issue of the newspaper El Pensamiento Español (the Spanish thinker) goes on sale.
1866 - The Spanish government ordered the closure of the chairs of the Ateneo.
1871 - King Amadeus de Saboya 1 solemnly swears on the Constitution.
1874 - The Spanish President Emilio Castelar lost the confidence of Parliament and resigns.
1908 - The constitutional guarantees in the provinces of Barcelona and Gerona are suspended due to a wave of terrorism.
1914 - King Alfonso XIII dissolved el Congreso.
1926 - Spoken words are broadcast by radio for the first time, called 'The Word'
1979 - Two people die at the hands of the ETA terrorist organisation: the army commandant José María Herrera Hernández in San Sebastián, and police sergeant Francisco Berlanga Robles in Pamplona.
2004 - The towns of Oviedo and Torrevieja (Alicante)twin.
2008 - With delivery to King Mohamed VI in a letter to Rodriguez Zapatero speaks of a misunderstanding, it is ended the diplomatic dispute between Spain and Morocco.
2011 - Comes into force the new smoking ban in Spain, which prohibits smoking in any enclosed public space.
Births
1566 - Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza, mystic poet (d. 1614)
1816 - Isidoro Lira Araujo, journalist and founder of the newspaper Diario de la Marina.
1867 - Isidoro Acevedo, communist (d. 1952).
1916 - Josefina Manresa Marhuenda, wife of the renowned Spanish poet Miguel Hernández.
1934 - Victor Garcia de la Concha, philologist and writer.
1942 - Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, film maker.
1958 - Colomán Trabado, athlete.
1962 - Carmelo Gómez, actor.
1964 - Luis d'Antin, motorcycle racer
1976 - Paz Vega, actress and singer
1981 - María Isabel Moreno, cyclist.
Deaths
1614 - Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza, mystic poet (b. 1566)
1792 - Pedro López de Lerena, politican (b. 1734)
1819 - María Luisa de Parma, Spanish Queen (b. 1751)
1861 - Fernando de Borbón y Braganza, noble (b. 1824)
1890 - Julián Gayarre, tenor (b. 1844)
1914 - Fidel García Berlanga, lawyer and politician (b. 1859)
1916 - Félix Sardá y Salvany, religious writer (b. 1841)
1964 - Pius Font y Quer, botanical, pharmaceutical and chemist (b. 1888)
1965 - Jenaro de Urrutia Olaran, painter (b. 1893)
1984 - Sebastián Juan Arbó, writer (b. 1902)
1987 - Ramon Castroviejo, ophthalmologist (b. 1904)
1995 - Manuel Rivera Hernández, painter (b. 1927)
1996 - Carlos Blasco de Imaz, Basque politician (n. 1924).
1997 - Joan Corominas, philologist (b. 1905)
2000 - María de las Mercedes de Borbón y Orleáns, Condesa of Barcelona, and mother of King Juan Carlos I, died in Lanzarote. She had had her 90th birthday 10 days earlier.
2000 - Ana María Martínez Sagi, journalist and athlete (b. 1907).
2003 - José María Mendiola Insausti, writer (b. 1929)
2011 - Manuel Riu Riu, professor, historian and Spanish archaeologist (b. 1929)
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