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History

Spain On This Day - May 8


Saints Days – Dionisio, Nuestra Señora de la Antigua



May 8, 2022 - 12:54 AM
589 – Reccared I summons the Third Council of Toledo.
1254 - King Alfonso X the Wise gives the foundational rules of the University of Salamanca
1366 - Pedro IV of Aragón gave a castle and the village of Ayerbe to Don Pedro Jordán de Urriés.

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The infanta Leanor - www.unofficialroyalty.com


1456 - The Christian troops of King Enrique IV overcame the Muslims defending Estepona in Málaga
1701 - The Cortes recognised Felipe V de Borbón as the King of Spain.
1931 - the Constituent Cortes first recognize women as eligible.
1981 - Luis Buñuel, Cristobal Halffter, Eduardo Chillida, Nicanor Zabaleta and Alfredo Kraus received the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.
1983 - second democratic municipal elections in Spain after Franco.
1987 - Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary General of the UN, received the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation.
2005 - The Spanish Royal Family announce the birth of Leonor, first child to Felipe and Leticia.

Births
1712 - Pedro Miguel de la Cueva y Guzmán, solider and aristocrat (d. 1762).
1797 - José Rodríguez Losada, clockmaker.
1877 - José María Salaverría, writer.
1895 - Joselito, bullfighter.
1897 - José María Pemán, journalist and dramatist.
1906 - José Hernández Díaz, art historian and politician (d. 1998).
1927 – Chumy Chúmez, actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
1956 - Josep Antoni Pujante, mountain climber.
1966 - Marta Sánchez, singer.
1970 - Luis Enrique, footballer.
1975 – Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor


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Deaths
1063 - Ramiro I, King of Aragón.
1859 - José Madrazo, painter (b. 1781).
1988 - Domingo Ortega, bullfighter.
1993 - Gabriel Pita da Veiga y Sanz, marine and minister (b. 1909).
1996 – Luis Miguel Dominguín, bullfighter (b. 1926)
1996 - Celedonio Romero, guitarist.
2002 - Juan Miguel Lope Blanch, philologist (b 1927.)
2013 - Alfred Benlloch Llorach, inventor (b. 1917).
2014 – Yago Lamela, Spanish long jumper (b. 1977)


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