History
Spain On This Day - July 3
By m.p.
Jul 3, 2008 - 6:36 AM

1808: Napoleon Bonaparte hands over the Kingdoms of Spain and the Indias to his brother José

1898: Cuba starts the process of independence after defeating Spain at the battle of Sadowa

1976: Adolfo Suarez is named Prime Minister

2004: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is re-elected as Secretary General of the PSOE party with 95% of the delegate vote

2005: Marriage between people of the same sex approved in Spain

2006: 43 people die in the Valencia metro accident and 150 passengers are evacuated

2007: Swiss boat Alinghi won the 32nd edition of the Americas Cup held in Valencia

Spanish writer Ramón Gómez de la Serna born 1888