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Saint’s Day for Eulogio, Augurio and Fructuoso.
Jan 20, 2018 - 2:23 AM
Spain On This Day - January 20
Saint’s Day for Eulogio, Augurio and Fructuoso.
Jan 20, 2018 - 2:23 AM
649 – King Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowns his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom.
1486 - Christopher Colombus is received by the Catholic Kings for the first time.
1500 - Marine Vicente Yanez Pinzon is the first Spaniard to cross the equinox on the American Atlantic coast to access the current Brazil.
1503 - House of Hiring of Seville, responsible for organizing and controlling all service and passenger transport between the New and Old World is created.
1532 - In Mexico, Fernando y Francisco de Sain Spanish founded the town of San Sebastian, now known as Sain Alto, (Zacatecas).
1722 - Prince of Asturias, Luis, married Luisa Isabel de Orleans to strengthen the alliance between France and Spain.
1783 - France and Spain sign preliminary articles with Britain to the Treaty of Versailles, which would recognise the independence of Britain’s 13 American colonies. It recognised Spain’s sovereignty of Florida, and returned Menorca to Spanish control. Gibraltar remained in the hands of Britain.
1834 - In Spain, a royal decree abolished, indirectly, the trade organization.
1909 - Congress of Deputies approved a law that the export of artworks is prohibited.
1960 - The University of Navarra Opus Dei, is founded whose sponsorship is involved in a broad Catalan capital.
1994 - Rafael Angel Martínez González, was appointed professor at the Institution Tello Téllez de Meneses.
Births
1358 - Eleanor of Aragon and Sicily, Princess of Aragon and Queen consort of Castile (d.1382).
1502 - Sebastian de Aparicio, Spanish-born Franciscan, beatified for his work in Mexico (d. 1600)
1716 - Carlos III of Spain in Madrid. (d.1788)
1809 - Sebastián Iradier, composer (d. 1865).
1848 - Raimundo Fernández Villaverde, politician (d. 1905).
1857 - Ramón de la Sota, politician and businessman (d. 1936).
1858 - Pedro Vives Vich, engineer and solider (d. 1938).
1873 - Joaquín Álvarez Quintero, writer and comic (d. 1944).
1895 - Antonio Gallego Burín, politican and journalist (d. 1961).
1903 - Esteban Vicente, painter (d. 2001).
1921 - Telmo Zarra, footballer (d. 2006)
1921 - Marcos Ana, poet.
1937 - Amando de Miguel, sociologist.
1943 - Valentín Fuster, cardiologist.
1944 - José Luis Garci in Madrid. The noted director, producer and author, one of his films was ‘Volver a Empezar,’ the first Spanish film to win an Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film in 1982.
1945 - Félix Sanz Roldán, soldier.
1946 - Alberto Cortina, financier.
1951 - Joaquín Hinojosa, theatre actor and director.
1967 - Pepón Nieto, actor.
1968 - Roberto Enríquez, actor.
1970 - Rosa Mariscal, actress.
1976 - David DeMaría, singer songwriter.
1988 - Jeffrén Suárez, footballer
1995 – Sergi Samper, footballer
Deaths
1410 - Martin of Aragon (b. 1356)
1479 - Juan II, the grand, King of Aragón and Navarra.(b. 1397)
1509 - Rodrigo Fernández de Santaella, theologist (b. 1444).
1516 - Juan Díaz de Solís, conquistador (b. 1470?).
1775 - Domingo de Bonechea, navigator and explorer (b. 1730).
1917 - Alejandro Ferrant y Fischermans, painter (b. 1843).
1955 - Luis Otero, footballer (b. 1893).
1969 - Enrique Ruano, student (b. 1948).
1983 - Sabino Bilbao, footballer (b. 1897).
2007 - Eusebio Cimorra, journalist and writer (b. 1908).
2010 - Mariano Constante, writer (b. 1920).
2011 - Jordi Vila Soler, footballer (b. 1929).
1486 - Christopher Colombus is received by the Catholic Kings for the first time.
Christopher Columbus with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella - Picture - www.josephsmithacademy.org
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1500 - Marine Vicente Yanez Pinzon is the first Spaniard to cross the equinox on the American Atlantic coast to access the current Brazil.
1503 - House of Hiring of Seville, responsible for organizing and controlling all service and passenger transport between the New and Old World is created.
1532 - In Mexico, Fernando y Francisco de Sain Spanish founded the town of San Sebastian, now known as Sain Alto, (Zacatecas).
1722 - Prince of Asturias, Luis, married Luisa Isabel de Orleans to strengthen the alliance between France and Spain.
1783 - France and Spain sign preliminary articles with Britain to the Treaty of Versailles, which would recognise the independence of Britain’s 13 American colonies. It recognised Spain’s sovereignty of Florida, and returned Menorca to Spanish control. Gibraltar remained in the hands of Britain.
1834 - In Spain, a royal decree abolished, indirectly, the trade organization.
1909 - Congress of Deputies approved a law that the export of artworks is prohibited.
1960 - The University of Navarra Opus Dei, is founded whose sponsorship is involved in a broad Catalan capital.
1994 - Rafael Angel Martínez González, was appointed professor at the Institution Tello Téllez de Meneses.
Births
1358 - Eleanor of Aragon and Sicily, Princess of Aragon and Queen consort of Castile (d.1382).
1502 - Sebastian de Aparicio, Spanish-born Franciscan, beatified for his work in Mexico (d. 1600)
1716 - Carlos III of Spain in Madrid. (d.1788)
1809 - Sebastián Iradier, composer (d. 1865).
1848 - Raimundo Fernández Villaverde, politician (d. 1905).
1857 - Ramón de la Sota, politician and businessman (d. 1936).
1858 - Pedro Vives Vich, engineer and solider (d. 1938).
1873 - Joaquín Álvarez Quintero, writer and comic (d. 1944).
1895 - Antonio Gallego Burín, politican and journalist (d. 1961).
1903 - Esteban Vicente, painter (d. 2001).
1921 - Telmo Zarra, footballer (d. 2006)
1921 - Marcos Ana, poet.
1937 - Amando de Miguel, sociologist.
1943 - Valentín Fuster, cardiologist.
1944 - José Luis Garci in Madrid. The noted director, producer and author, one of his films was ‘Volver a Empezar,’ the first Spanish film to win an Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film in 1982.
1945 - Félix Sanz Roldán, soldier.
1946 - Alberto Cortina, financier.
1951 - Joaquín Hinojosa, theatre actor and director.
1967 - Pepón Nieto, actor.
1968 - Roberto Enríquez, actor.
1970 - Rosa Mariscal, actress.
1976 - David DeMaría, singer songwriter.
1988 - Jeffrén Suárez, footballer
1995 – Sergi Samper, footballer
Deaths
1410 - Martin of Aragon (b. 1356)
1479 - Juan II, the grand, King of Aragón and Navarra.(b. 1397)
1509 - Rodrigo Fernández de Santaella, theologist (b. 1444).
1516 - Juan Díaz de Solís, conquistador (b. 1470?).
1775 - Domingo de Bonechea, navigator and explorer (b. 1730).
1917 - Alejandro Ferrant y Fischermans, painter (b. 1843).
1955 - Luis Otero, footballer (b. 1893).
1969 - Enrique Ruano, student (b. 1948).
1983 - Sabino Bilbao, footballer (b. 1897).
2007 - Eusebio Cimorra, journalist and writer (b. 1908).
2010 - Mariano Constante, writer (b. 1920).
2011 - Jordi Vila Soler, footballer (b. 1929).
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