June 5
Saints Days: Doroteo, Bonifacio, Marcelino, Fausto and Florencio
1486 - the Christian army enters the Muslim town of Íllora (Granada), with King Ferdinand the Catholic arriving shortly after.
1625 - during the Flemish War, after a long siege, the city of Breda surrendered to the Spanish Tercios under the command of General Ambrosio Espínola.
Federico García Lorca - Archive photo
1862 - The Treaty of Saigon saw an end to military action by France and Spain in Indochina
1968 - Javier Cortes Alvarez de Miranda discovers in Pedrosa de la Vega (Palencia) Roman Villa La Olmeda, considered one of the most important archaeological sites of the Hispanic Roman world.
1982 - Spain joined NATO
2007 - ETA renounced their cease fire
1968 - Javier Cortes Alvarez de Miranda discovers in Pedrosa de la Vega (Palencia) Roman Villa La Olmeda, considered one of the most important archaeological sites of the Hispanic Roman world.
1982 - Spain joined NATO
2007 - ETA renounced their cease fire
2015 - Despite the alleged end of the crisis, the number of evictions in the first quarter this year was 18,869
2018 - ‘Rajoy resigns from the PP: Sánchez formed a Government of experts’
The former prime minister has left it to the party to name a successor, Nadia Calviño leaves the European Commission for the economy portfolio and María Jesús Montero, will occupy the Treasury
The former prime minister has left it to the party to name a successor, Nadia Calviño leaves the European Commission for the economy portfolio and María Jesús Montero, will occupy the Treasury
2025 - Police forces from several countries have dismantled an international drug trafficking ring that used what authorities called high-speed "narco boats" to smuggle large quantities of cocaine from Brazil and Colombia to Spain's Canary Islands, Spanish police said today
Births
The ring is suspected of using 11 speedboats to pick up drugs from larger "mother ships" in different points in the Atlantic and then bring them to the archipelago located off northwestern Africa, police said in a statement. They also allegedly used an abandoned shipwreck as a refueling platform for the speedboats, authorities said.
It is believed to be "one of the largest criminal organizations dedicated to cocaine trafficking operating from South America to the Canary Islands" using this method, the statement added.
Births
1599 - Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660).
1773 - Louis of Etruria, Spanish infant and first King of Etruria. (d 1903)
1773 - Louis of Etruria, Spanish infant and first King of Etruria. (d 1903)
1785 - Miguel Gómez Damas, Spanish military man. (d. 1864)
1813 - Antonio García Gutiérrez, writer (d. 1884)
1846 - Zoel García de Galdeano, mathematician (d. 1924).
1871 - Miguel Asín Palacios, writer. (d. 1944)
1879 - José Millán Astray, soldier, founder of the Spanish Legion. (d. 1954)
1885 - Blas Infante, politician and writer. (d. 1936)
1886 - Evaristo Bozas Urrutia, journalist and writer.(d.1929)
1898 - Federico García Lorca poet, playwright and director (Blood Wedding) born in Fuente Vaqueros, Granada poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a group consisting mostly of poets who introduced the tenets of European movements (such as symbolism, futurism, and surrealism) into Spanish literature (d. 1936)
1911 - Luis Díez del Corral, political scientist (d. 1998).
1914 - Herrerita, footballer (d. 1991).
1920 - Rafael Alonso, actor. (d, 1998)
1813 - Antonio García Gutiérrez, writer (d. 1884)
1846 - Zoel García de Galdeano, mathematician (d. 1924).
1871 - Miguel Asín Palacios, writer. (d. 1944)
1879 - José Millán Astray, soldier, founder of the Spanish Legion. (d. 1954)
1885 - Blas Infante, politician and writer. (d. 1936)
1886 - Evaristo Bozas Urrutia, journalist and writer.(d.1929)
1898 - Federico García Lorca poet, playwright and director (Blood Wedding) born in Fuente Vaqueros, Granada poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a group consisting mostly of poets who introduced the tenets of European movements (such as symbolism, futurism, and surrealism) into Spanish literature (d. 1936)
1911 - Luis Díez del Corral, political scientist (d. 1998).
1914 - Herrerita, footballer (d. 1991).
1920 - Rafael Alonso, actor. (d, 1998)
1926 - Luis Valls Taberner, Spanish banker.
1931 - José Antonio Fernández Romero, translator. (d. 2011)
1931 - José Antonio Fernández Romero, translator. (d. 2011)
1957 - Nacho Canut, Spanish composer.
1960 - Andoni Cedrún, Spanish footballer.
1964 - Uxue Barkos, journalist and deputy.
1969 - Chusa Barbero, actress.
1964 - Uxue Barkos, journalist and deputy.
1969 - Chusa Barbero, actress.
1970 - Victor Garcia, Spanish singer (Warcry).
1979 - David Bisbal pop singer, born in Almería
1979 - David Bisbal pop singer, born in Almería
1980 - Antonio García, Spanish racing driver.
1981 - Carlos Barredo, Spanish cyclist.
1985 - Rubén de la Red, Spanish footballer.
1988 - Lucia Perez, singer. Eurovision 2011 representative based in Dusseldorf
1988 - Lucia Perez, singer. Eurovision 2011 representative based in Dusseldorf
1990 - Ona Carbonell, Spanish synchronized swimmer.
2005 - Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish daughter of Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca and granddaughter of Juan Carlos I
2005 - Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish daughter of Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca and granddaughter of Juan Carlos I
2010 - 'Bond girl' actress Gemma Arterton (24) weds Stefano Catelli (37) at a secret ceremony at the hill top village of Zuheros (Córdoba)
Deaths
1468 - Alfonso de Castilla, infante.
1522 - Antonio de Nebrija, humanist (b. 1441).
1795 - Antonio de Ulloa, naturalist, soldier and writer (b. 1716).
1817 - Luis Lacy y Gautier, solider (b. 1772).
1882 - Antonio Aguilar y Vela, astronomer.
1968 - Enrique Plá y Deniel, Cardinal.
1985 - Paulino Uzcudun, boxer (b. 1899).
1989 - Ernesto Halffter, composer.
1998 - Maria Mercè Marçal, poet, lecturer, storyteller and Catalan translator.
2001 - Pedro Laín Entralgo, medical researcher (b. 1908)
Deaths
1468 - Alfonso de Castilla, infante.
1522 - Antonio de Nebrija, humanist (b. 1441).
1795 - Antonio de Ulloa, naturalist, soldier and writer (b. 1716).
1817 - Luis Lacy y Gautier, solider (b. 1772).
1882 - Antonio Aguilar y Vela, astronomer.
1968 - Enrique Plá y Deniel, Cardinal.
1985 - Paulino Uzcudun, boxer (b. 1899).
1989 - Ernesto Halffter, composer.
1998 - Maria Mercè Marçal, poet, lecturer, storyteller and Catalan translator.
2001 - Pedro Laín Entralgo, medical researcher (b. 1908)
