April 22
Saint’s Day for José, Lucio, Santiago and León.
1281 - Combined troops of Alfonso X, the Marinid Sultan Abu Yusuf and Banu Ashqilula, attack the kingdom of Granada.
1519 - Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico.
1519 - Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico.
1521 - French King Francois 1 declares war on Spain
1529 - Treaty of Zaragoza divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297.5 leagues (1,250 kilometres) east of the Moluccas
1529 - Treaty of Zaragoza divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297.5 leagues (1,250 kilometres) east of the Moluccas
1676 - Battle of Etna - Netherlands and Spain vs France, M de Ruyter fatally wounded
1810 - Astorga Capitulation to the Napoleonic troops after more than a month of siege.
1810 - Astorga Capitulation to the Napoleonic troops after more than a month of siege.
Miguel de Cervantes
1855 - a law is signed by Isabela II authorising construction of a network of radio telegraphic lines across the country.
1898 - Spanish-American war. President William McKinley calls for 125,000 volunteers to join the National Guard and fight in Cuba, while Congress more than doubles regular Army forces to 65.000
1923 - King Alfonso XIII of Spain grants to Pozoblanco the title of city.
1931 - Madrid-Barajas airport is opened.
1923 - King Alfonso XIII of Spain grants to Pozoblanco the title of city.
1931 - Madrid-Barajas airport is opened.
2024 - A historic demonstration saw nearly 200,000 people across the Canary Islands rally against mass tourism, environmental degradation, and the housing crisis. Protesters carried banners with slogans like "My island is not your amusement park" and "Canaries are not for sale; they are loved and defended."
Births
1451 - Isabella I,Queen of Castile (1479-1504), patron of Christopher Columbus, who initiated the Spanish Inquisition with her husband Ferdinand II of Aragón born in Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Ávila. (d. 1504)
1518 - Antoine of Navarre (d. 1562)
1518 - Antonio of Borbón, Duke of Borbón.
1754 - José Pavón, botanist (d. 1840).
1758 - Francisco Javier Castaños, soldier.
1781 - Joseph Madrazo, painter and engraver.
1791 - Mariano Quiros, solider (d. 1859).
1904 - The philosopher and essayist, María Zambrano, in Vélez Málaga, Málaga province.
1908 - Juan Jose Lopez Ibor, psychologist (d. 1991).
Births
1451 - Isabella I,Queen of Castile (1479-1504), patron of Christopher Columbus, who initiated the Spanish Inquisition with her husband Ferdinand II of Aragón born in Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Ávila. (d. 1504)
1518 - Antoine of Navarre (d. 1562)
1518 - Antonio of Borbón, Duke of Borbón.
1754 - José Pavón, botanist (d. 1840).
1758 - Francisco Javier Castaños, soldier.
1781 - Joseph Madrazo, painter and engraver.
1791 - Mariano Quiros, solider (d. 1859).
1904 - The philosopher and essayist, María Zambrano, in Vélez Málaga, Málaga province.
1908 - Juan Jose Lopez Ibor, psychologist (d. 1991).
1912 - Miguel Querol Gavalda, musicologist and composer, born in Ulldecona (d. 2002)
1915 - José María Arizmendiarrieta, Basque priest (d. 1976).
1921 - Venancio Perez, footballer (d. 1994).
1922 - Emilio Alarcos Llorach, philologist (d. 1998).
1960 - José Antonio Abellán, journalist.
1968 - Fernando Cayo, actor.
1915 - José María Arizmendiarrieta, Basque priest (d. 1976).
1921 - Venancio Perez, footballer (d. 1994).
1922 - Emilio Alarcos Llorach, philologist (d. 1998).
1960 - José Antonio Abellán, journalist.
1968 - Fernando Cayo, actor.
1968 - Carlos Costa, tennis star, born in Barcelona
1975 - Carlos Sastre, cyclist
1981 - Marta Larralde, actress.
1987 - David Mateos, footballer
Deaths
1616 - Miguel de Cervantes novelist, poet and playwright died of diabetes in Madrid (b, 1547)
1840 - Luis Fernández de Córdoba, soldier, politician and diplomat.
1962 - Alberto Colunga Cueto, priest (b. 1879).
1975 - Carlos Sastre, cyclist
1981 - Marta Larralde, actress.
1987 - David Mateos, footballer
Deaths
1616 - Miguel de Cervantes novelist, poet and playwright died of diabetes in Madrid (b, 1547)
1840 - Luis Fernández de Córdoba, soldier, politician and diplomat.
1962 - Alberto Colunga Cueto, priest (b. 1879).
