December 1
Saint’s Day for Eloy, Próculo, Evasio, Rogato, Natalia and Lucio.
1266 - the Christian troops conquered the Muslim city of Baeza (Jaen).
1640 - End of the Iberian Union; Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 59 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Philippines Dynasty
1764 - Carlos III inaugurated the Royal Palace in Madrid.
1813 - Cataluña rejoined Spain.
1640 - End of the Iberian Union; Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 59 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Philippines Dynasty
1764 - Carlos III inaugurated the Royal Palace in Madrid.
1813 - Cataluña rejoined Spain.
1821 - José Núñez de Cáceres wins the independence of the Dominican Republic from Spain and names the new territory the Republic of Spanish Haiti
1843 - Luis Gonzalez Bravo is named president of the Spanish government.
1843 - Luis Gonzalez Bravo is named president of the Spanish government.
King Alfonso XII - https://www.findagrave.com/
1874 - The Sandhurst Manifesto is signed by the heir to the Spanish throne, who would become Alfonso XII of Spain the following year, presenting the political programme for the restoration of the monarchy, following the brief First Republic.
1899 - The first car race in Spain, in Barcelona.
1899 - The first car race in Spain, in Barcelona.
1937 - Japan recognises Spain's Franco government
2002 - 200,000 people, called by 'Never Again' demonstrated in Santiago de Compostela (La Coruña), to demand dignity and resignations by the incompetence of the Galician and Spanish government on the Prestige crisis.
2007 - ETA attacked near the French city of Bayonne and killed a Spanish policeman and wounding another.
2002 - 200,000 people, called by 'Never Again' demonstrated in Santiago de Compostela (La Coruña), to demand dignity and resignations by the incompetence of the Galician and Spanish government on the Prestige crisis.
2007 - ETA attacked near the French city of Bayonne and killed a Spanish policeman and wounding another.
2016 - ‘PP and PSOE are negotiating the base of new Budget’ – the socialists have managed to get the Government to accept an increase in regional spending. Income will generated by an increase in Company Tax. Rajoy is to add more taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sweetened drinks.
2022 - Primark grows its empire in Spain with 8 new stores and 1,000 jobs
2023 - SpainSat NG 1 satellite is in its final testing phase with most critical components already integrated on the spacecraft and major systems having been validated in preparation for launch in 2024.Military satellite communications play an increasingly important role in operating effectively in multiple domains whether in military operations or in humanitarian relief and rescue missions. This is why the Spanish Ministry of Defence (MoD) is upgrading its satellite communications capabilities.
Births:
Births:
1633 - Isabella Clara Eugenia, infanta (d. 1566)
1747 - José Romero y Martínez, bullfighter.
1868 - Eloy Gonzalo, called The Hero Cascorro, distinguished Spanish soldier during the War of Cuba.(d. 1897)
1874 - Enrique Segura, painter and portraitist.
1747 - José Romero y Martínez, bullfighter.
1868 - Eloy Gonzalo, called The Hero Cascorro, distinguished Spanish soldier during the War of Cuba.(d. 1897)
1874 - Enrique Segura, painter and portraitist.
Miguel Burro Fleta - https://dbe.rah.es/
1897 - Miguel Burro Fleta, born in Albalate de Cinca, Huesca was an operatic tenor. Despite his short stage-career, lasting from 1919 to 1935 Fleta has been described as one of the most significant Iberian opera singers of the 20th century (d. 1938 in A Coruña)
1904 - Telesforo de Monzón y Ortiz de Urruela was a writer, politician and nationalist Basque leader. Monzón was an important leader of the Basque Nationalist Party during the Second Republic and the Spanish Civil War. After the end of the war, he was forced into exile for more than 40 years (d. March 9, 1981 in Bayonne France)
1906 - Enrique Segura, painter (d. 1994)
1912 - Ollero Carlos Gomez, professor and political scientist. (d. 1993)
1933 - Francisco Romero Lopez, born in La Pañoleta, Sevilla is a bullfighter known as Curro Romero. He started his professional career at La Pañoleta, on August 22, 1954
1939 - Ismael Fernández de la Cuesta, is a vocalist and musicologist specialising in Gregorian chant. Fernández de la Cuesta was born in the village of Neila, Burgos. He entered the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos at a young age
1904 - Telesforo de Monzón y Ortiz de Urruela was a writer, politician and nationalist Basque leader. Monzón was an important leader of the Basque Nationalist Party during the Second Republic and the Spanish Civil War. After the end of the war, he was forced into exile for more than 40 years (d. March 9, 1981 in Bayonne France)
1906 - Enrique Segura, painter (d. 1994)
1912 - Ollero Carlos Gomez, professor and political scientist. (d. 1993)
1933 - Francisco Romero Lopez, born in La Pañoleta, Sevilla is a bullfighter known as Curro Romero. He started his professional career at La Pañoleta, on August 22, 1954
1939 - Ismael Fernández de la Cuesta, is a vocalist and musicologist specialising in Gregorian chant. Fernández de la Cuesta was born in the village of Neila, Burgos. He entered the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos at a young age
Jesús Moncada - https://www.escriptors.cat/
1941 - Jesús Moncada i Estruga was a narrator and translator. His work is a re-creation, somewhere between realism and fantasy, of the mythical past of the old town of Mequinenza - now submerged beneath the waters of the river Ebro (d. 2005 in Barcelona)
1944 - Salvador Cañellas, motorbike rider.
1946 - Alberto Bernabé Pajares, philologist.
1955 - Veronica Forqué, actress was born in Madrid.
1963 - Soraya Rodríguez, politician
1944 - Salvador Cañellas, motorbike rider.
1946 - Alberto Bernabé Pajares, philologist.
1955 - Veronica Forqué, actress was born in Madrid.
1963 - Soraya Rodríguez, politician
1969 - Mateo Garralda handball player
1979 - Julián Martínez Asenjo, Computer expert from Málaga.
Deaths
1530 - Margaret of Austria, governor of the Netherlands invaded by Spain. (b. 1480)
1633 - Isabel Clara Eugenia, Infanta of Spain. (b. 1566)
1790 - Pedro Agustín Morejón Girón Ahumada, Spanish soldier.
1979 - Eduardo Blanco Amor, writer and journalist.
1983 - Enrique Diosdado was an actor. He is sometimes credited as Enrique Alvarez Diosdado. Diosdado was a leading man of Argentine and Spanish films of the 1940's and 1950's. His daughter, Ana Diosdado, was a leading writer and playwright (b. May 6, 1910 Madrid)
1990 - Aquilino Morcillo, journalist.
1993 - Ollero Carlos Gomez, one of the "fathers" of the Spanish Constitution.
2008 - Mikel Laboa, Basque singer songwriter (b. 1934)
2009 - Paul Naschy, actor, screenwriter and film director (b. 1934)
1979 - Julián Martínez Asenjo, Computer expert from Málaga.
Deaths
1530 - Margaret of Austria, governor of the Netherlands invaded by Spain. (b. 1480)
1633 - Isabel Clara Eugenia, Infanta of Spain. (b. 1566)
1790 - Pedro Agustín Morejón Girón Ahumada, Spanish soldier.
1979 - Eduardo Blanco Amor, writer and journalist.
1983 - Enrique Diosdado was an actor. He is sometimes credited as Enrique Alvarez Diosdado. Diosdado was a leading man of Argentine and Spanish films of the 1940's and 1950's. His daughter, Ana Diosdado, was a leading writer and playwright (b. May 6, 1910 Madrid)
1990 - Aquilino Morcillo, journalist.
1993 - Ollero Carlos Gomez, one of the "fathers" of the Spanish Constitution.
2008 - Mikel Laboa, Basque singer songwriter (b. 1934)
2009 - Paul Naschy, actor, screenwriter and film director (b. 1934)
