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June 10

Saints Days: Timoteo, Máximo, Mauricio, Zacarías, Primitivo and Restituto

15 B.C.: The city of León was founded during the reign of August Cesar in the Roman Empire
1510 - Sevilla, the House of Trade receives its first statute, by which sees extended the initial prerogatives.
1770 - In Buenos Aires the Spanish governor ordered the eviction of the British occupation of the Malvinas Islands, whom he considered to be earth invaders.

Park Güell - Photo wikipedia

1898 - Spanish–American War: in the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines land on the island of Cuba.
1948 - A las 12:45 the first ever television broadcast in Spain
1987 - Municipal elections in Spain (3º legislature)
2006 - Spanish flamenco singer Bertin Osborne (51) weds Venezuelan model Fabiola Martinez in Sevilla
2018 - The Human Chain for Basque Self-determination, 2018 took place  in the Basque Autonomous Community of Spain organized by the movement Gure Esku Dago ("It is in our hands") advocating for a self-determination vote with an independence option. The human chain held on Sunday connected at noon the cities of Donostia (San Sebastián), Bilbao and Vitoria-Gasteiz, extending for 202 kilometres, gathering approximately 175,000 protesters. It relied on the support of 5,000 volunteers and drew on the use of 1,000 coaches for transportation. The event was attended, among others, by Juan Mari Aburto, mayor of Bilbao, and senior PNV officials Andoni Ortuzar and Itxaso Atutxa. However, the lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu (the region's premier) did not take a clear position on the initiative.

Births
1710 - Pedro Romero de Terreros, industrial and politician.
1762 - María Teresa de Silva Álvarez de Toledo, noble.
1814 - Antonio del Rey y Caballero, military and politician.
1845 - Federico Fliedner, cleric and writer (d. 1901).
1876 - Aníbal González Álvarez Ossorio, architect.
1896 - Pablo Martín Alonso, soldier (d. 1964).
1904 - Luis Moya Blanco, architect and academic.
1905 - Juan Rof Carballo, doctor and writer.
1920 - José Manuel Castañón, novelist.
1934 - Emiliano Rodríguez, basketball player.
1937 - Manuel Vicent, writer and journalist.
1939 - John Joseph Bossano, Gibraltar Prime Minister (1988-1996).
1941 - José Antonio Ardanza, politician.
1953 - Andrés Trapiello, poet.
1961 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Canary island politician.
1962 - Vincent Pérez, swiss actor of Spanish origin.
1962 - Fernando Olmeda, journalist.
1970 - Miguel Ángel Rodríguez "El Sevilla", singer, comic, radio presenter and actor.
1971 - Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, PP politician.
1979 - Iván Raña, triathlete.
1991 - Pol Espargaró, motorcycle racer

Deaths
1247 - Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, ecclesiastical and historian.
1894 - Federico de Madrazo, painter.
1902 - Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan priest and poet (b. 1845)
1926 - Antoni Gaudí, architect, designed the Park Güell (b. 1852)
1956 - Agustín González de Amezúa, historian (b. 1881).
1962 - Paco Bru, futbolista, football trainer and referee (b. 1885).
1969 - José Castán Tobeñas, judge (b. 1889).
1988 - Josep Tarradellas, politician (b. 1899).)
2001 - José Manuel Castañón, novelist (b. 1920).
2013 - Enrique Orizaola, footballer and coach (b. 1922)