May 25
Saints Day: Gregoria, Urbano, Beda el Venerable, María Magdalena, Nuestra Señora del Puy
1025 - Muhammad al-Mustakfi, who had been deposed as caliph by the people of Cordoba, fled to Qurtuba (Caliphate of Cordoba).
1085 - Alfonso VI of León reconquers Toledo from the Muslims.
1522 - Holy Roman Emperor Carlos V returns to Spain
1571 - Pope Pius V forms The Holy League to fight the Ottomans with other Catholic maritime states, including Spain, Venice, Naples and Sicily
1808 - the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias pronounced sovereign and declares war on Napoleon's army.
1808 - the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias pronounced sovereign and declares war on Napoleon's army.
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1939 - Alicante suffered its worst bombing during the Spanish Civil War. 313 died when the market was bombed.
2005 - Street Rufino Gonzalez, in the neighborhood of Simancas, San Blas district (in Madrid), at 9:30 a car bomb explodes the terrorist group ETA with about 20 kg of explosives.
2005 - Street Rufino Gonzalez, in the neighborhood of Simancas, San Blas district (in Madrid), at 9:30 a car bomb explodes the terrorist group ETA with about 20 kg of explosives.
2023 - Spain has lost a bid to claim immunity in a London court in a €120 million case over cuts to renewable energy incentives. Two investors, Infrastructure Services Luxembourg and Energia Termosolar, took Spain to arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty nearly 10 years ago for withdrawing subsidies for renewable energy. The World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) awarded them 101 million euros in 2018, with the award later being registered at London's High Court.
2025 - The Spanish government is seeking parliamentary approval for a new 21% value added tax on short-term tourism rentals - double the tax paid for hotel rooms - as it seeks to address a housing crisis.
Births
1625 - Gaspar Téllez-Girón, noble and military man (d. 1694).
1853 - Elena Maseras, doctor (d. 1900).
1897 - Juan Cristóbal, sculptor.
1912 - Isidro Langara, footballer (d. 1992).
1918 - Angel of Andrés, comic actor.
1920 - Urbano Navarrete, cardinal (d. 2010).
1947 - Lluís Pujol, footballer.
1958 - Adolfo Fernández, actor.
1965 - Amparo Llanos, musician, from the band Dover.
1969 - Joxemi (José Miguel Redin), guitarist, from the groups Ska-P and No-Relax.
1969 - Josu Uribe, football trainer.
1979 - Nacho Novo, footballer.
1980 - David Navarro, footballer, born in Sagunto
Deaths
1555 - Enrique II, King of Navarra.
1681 - Pedro Calderón de la Barca, poet and playwright (b. 1600)
1899 - Emilio Castelar, politician.
1955 - Juan Vigón, soldier (b. 1880).
Births
1625 - Gaspar Téllez-Girón, noble and military man (d. 1694).
1853 - Elena Maseras, doctor (d. 1900).
1897 - Juan Cristóbal, sculptor.
1912 - Isidro Langara, footballer (d. 1992).
1918 - Angel of Andrés, comic actor.
1920 - Urbano Navarrete, cardinal (d. 2010).
1947 - Lluís Pujol, footballer.
1958 - Adolfo Fernández, actor.
1965 - Amparo Llanos, musician, from the band Dover.
1969 - Joxemi (José Miguel Redin), guitarist, from the groups Ska-P and No-Relax.
1969 - Josu Uribe, football trainer.
1979 - Nacho Novo, footballer.
1980 - David Navarro, footballer, born in Sagunto
Deaths
1555 - Enrique II, King of Navarra.
1681 - Pedro Calderón de la Barca, poet and playwright (b. 1600)
1899 - Emilio Castelar, politician.
1955 - Juan Vigón, soldier (b. 1880).
