April 25
Saint’s Day for Marcos, Evodio and Herminio.
693 - The Sixteenth Council of Toledo was created.
1362 - Muhammed VI of Granada, usurper of the throne of Granada, killed by the soldiers of Pedro I ally and friend of the legitimate monarch Muhammed V of Granada.
1532 - Medina del Campo, is granted the title of City to Oaxaca, by royal decree signed by King Carlos I of Spain, denominating from that time, the very noble and loyal city of Antequera.
1607 - the Dutch have a major naval victory in the Eighty Years War when they defeat the Spanish Fleet in the Battle of Gibraltar.
1707 - Bourbon forces defeat the Austrian army in the Battle of Almansa, now in Albacete province, during the War of Spanish Succession.
1898 - Spanish-American War: The United States Congress declares that a state of war between the U.S. and Spain has existed since April 21, when an American naval blockade of the Spanish colony of Cuba began
1898 - Spanish-American War: The United States Congress declares that a state of war between the U.S. and Spain has existed since April 21, when an American naval blockade of the Spanish colony of Cuba began
1927 - Spain routes 20,000 soldiers to Morocco (uprising Rifkabylen)
1937 - Spanish Civil War. Bombing of Eibar.
1938 - George Orwell’s ‘Homage to Catalonia,’ his personal account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish Civil War, is published for the first time.
1998 - the wall of a dam containing heavy metals waste from a mine in Aznalcóllar is breached, threatening the Doñana natural park in Andalucía. The cleanup operation cost the state 70 million €.
1937 - Spanish Civil War. Bombing of Eibar.
1938 - George Orwell’s ‘Homage to Catalonia,’ his personal account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish Civil War, is published for the first time.
1998 - the wall of a dam containing heavy metals waste from a mine in Aznalcóllar is breached, threatening the Doñana natural park in Andalucía. The cleanup operation cost the state 70 million €.
2000 - Aznar took the presidential oath in front of parliament.
2006 - footballer Zinedine Zidane announced his retirement from soccer
2007 - Palma de Mallorca’s metro system is officially inaugurated, the fifth in Spain.
2015 - the film ‘In exchange for nothing’ (A Cambio de nada) won the Gold Biznaga in the Málaga film festival
2006 - footballer Zinedine Zidane announced his retirement from soccer
2007 - Palma de Mallorca’s metro system is officially inaugurated, the fifth in Spain.
2015 - the film ‘In exchange for nothing’ (A Cambio de nada) won the Gold Biznaga in the Málaga film festival
2017 - ‘the PP wave of corruption has reached Esperanza Aguirre’ – judge Velasco has singled the former minister Zaplana for his links with Ignacio González – among the 60 under investigation are several PP bigwigs and the businessman Villar Mir
2023 - Every Spaniard will have a doctor and a school within 30 minutes of their home if ruling socialist party PSOE is elected in December, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said in a new election bid to bridge the gap between urban and underpopulated rural areas.
Births
1703 - José Francisco de Isla, writer and priest (d. 1781).
1734 - José Andrés Cornide de Folgueira y Saavedra, historian. (d. 1803)
1775 - Carlota Joaquina of Spain (d. 1830)
1851 - Leopoldo Alas, author, critic, and novelist (La Regenta) born in Zamora (d. 1901)
1926 - Manuel Clavero Arévalo, university rector.
1927 - Corín Tellado, romance novelist, sold the most books in Spanish (400 million) born in El Franco (d. 2009)
1929 - José Ángel Valente, poet (A modo the esperanza). born in Orense (d. 2000)
1930 - Irene Gutiérrez Caba, actress.
1951 - Pablo Lizcano, journalist. (d. 2009)
1961 - Álvaro de Marichalar, navigator, adventurer and businessman.
1966 - Man Arenas, Belgian-Spanish production designer and illustrator
1968 - Ferrán Martínez, basketball player.
1972 - Sara Baras, flamenco dancer and choreographer, born in San Fernando, Cádiz
1973 - Carlota Castrejana, triple jumper
1974 - Luis Alfonso de Borbón, Spanish noble.
1980 - Alejandro Valverde, road racing cyclist, born in Las Lumbreras
Deaths
1196 - Alfonso II de Aragón, King of Aragón and count of Barcelona. (b. 1157)
1295 - Sancho IV of León y Castilla, the Brave. (b. 1258)
1531 - Pedro Giron y Velasco, III Count of Ureña and commander in chief of the Communards of Castile. (b. 1477)
1667 - The Canary Islands saint, Pedro de San José Betancur, known as Saint Francis of the Americas, died in Guatemala (b. 1626)
1941 - Antonio de Gregorio Rocasolano, professor (b. 1873).
1955 - Jose Moreno Villa, painter (b 1887).
1969 - Margarita Xirgú, actress (b. 1888).
1993 - Rosita Moreno, Spanish-American actress (b. 1907)
2009 - Antonio Pereira, writer (b. 1923).
2011 - María Isbert, actress (b. 1917).
2014 - Tito Vilanova, footballer and manager (b. 1968)
Sánchez made his re-election pledge at a socialist rally in Úbeda (Jaén, Andalucía) on Saturday.
2023 - Spain is requesting emergency funds from the European Union to support farmers and ranchers amid extreme drought conditions in its agricultural heartlands, Agriculture Minister Luis Planas said today
Planas wrote to the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, on Monday to plead for aid for Spain's 890,000 farm workers, including from the bloc's agricultural crisis reserve and unused rural development funds, he said.
Births
1703 - José Francisco de Isla, writer and priest (d. 1781).
1734 - José Andrés Cornide de Folgueira y Saavedra, historian. (d. 1803)
1775 - Carlota Joaquina of Spain (d. 1830)
1851 - Leopoldo Alas, author, critic, and novelist (La Regenta) born in Zamora (d. 1901)
1926 - Manuel Clavero Arévalo, university rector.
1927 - Corín Tellado, romance novelist, sold the most books in Spanish (400 million) born in El Franco (d. 2009)
1929 - José Ángel Valente, poet (A modo the esperanza). born in Orense (d. 2000)
1930 - Irene Gutiérrez Caba, actress.
1951 - Pablo Lizcano, journalist. (d. 2009)
1961 - Álvaro de Marichalar, navigator, adventurer and businessman.
1966 - Man Arenas, Belgian-Spanish production designer and illustrator
1968 - Ferrán Martínez, basketball player.
1972 - Sara Baras, flamenco dancer and choreographer, born in San Fernando, Cádiz
1973 - Carlota Castrejana, triple jumper
1974 - Luis Alfonso de Borbón, Spanish noble.
1980 - Alejandro Valverde, road racing cyclist, born in Las Lumbreras
Deaths
1196 - Alfonso II de Aragón, King of Aragón and count of Barcelona. (b. 1157)
1295 - Sancho IV of León y Castilla, the Brave. (b. 1258)
1531 - Pedro Giron y Velasco, III Count of Ureña and commander in chief of the Communards of Castile. (b. 1477)
1667 - The Canary Islands saint, Pedro de San José Betancur, known as Saint Francis of the Americas, died in Guatemala (b. 1626)
1941 - Antonio de Gregorio Rocasolano, professor (b. 1873).
1955 - Jose Moreno Villa, painter (b 1887).
1969 - Margarita Xirgú, actress (b. 1888).
1993 - Rosita Moreno, Spanish-American actress (b. 1907)
2009 - Antonio Pereira, writer (b. 1923).
2011 - María Isbert, actress (b. 1917).
2014 - Tito Vilanova, footballer and manager (b. 1968)
