May 9
Saints days for Hermas, Gregorio, Pacomio and Geroncio.
1013 - The Berbers, aided by Sancho Garcia, Count of Castile, seize the Córdoba palatine city of Medina Azahara, residence of the caliphs, plundering it, destroying it and appointing Caliph Sulaiman al-Mustain.
Seat cars in 1950 - photo www.autonews.fr
1502 - Christopher Columbus started his fourth and last voyage to the New World.
1540 - Hernando de Alarcón, sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.
1605 - The first part of The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is published.
1781 - The Spaniards expel the British from Western Florida.
1841 - The regency of General Baldomero Espartero begins.
1929 - Seville, the Latin American Exhibition opens
1950 - Fiat and five banks create the Spanish car firm SEAT.
1976 - Two Carlist militants are murdered in Montejurra, Navarra
2006 - The Spanish government, trade unions and business organizations sign agreement to improve growth and employment.
2015 – An Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft crashes near the Spanish city of Seville with three people on board killed.
1540 - Hernando de Alarcón, sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.
1605 - The first part of The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is published.
1781 - The Spaniards expel the British from Western Florida.
1841 - The regency of General Baldomero Espartero begins.
1929 - Seville, the Latin American Exhibition opens
1950 - Fiat and five banks create the Spanish car firm SEAT.
1976 - Two Carlist militants are murdered in Montejurra, Navarra
2006 - The Spanish government, trade unions and business organizations sign agreement to improve growth and employment.
2015 – An Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft crashes near the Spanish city of Seville with three people on board killed.
2017 - The Police have found unjustified €69 million which her family hid in Andorra and other ‘offshore jurisdictions’ with a ‘preconceived and illicit’ plan. Marta Ferrusola, when she was the Catalan ‘first lady’ transferred two million € using language encryption.
El País quotes Marta Ferrusola ‘I am the Mother Superior of the Congregation’ – the wife of Jordi Pujol and her seven sons hid in Andorra 70 million € between 1990 and 2014 according to the National Police
El País quotes Marta Ferrusola ‘I am the Mother Superior of the Congregation’ – the wife of Jordi Pujol and her seven sons hid in Andorra 70 million € between 1990 and 2014 according to the National Police
2023 - Spain was visited by 13.7 million foreign tourists in the first quarter of the year, 41.2% more than the same period in 2022 Between January and March, the total spend by international tourists was €17.2 billion, an increase of 44.7% compared to the same quarter last year, according to the National Statistics Institute In March, 5.3 million visitors arrived in Spain (an increase of 30% compared to March 2022) who spent a total of €6.6 million, 31.1% more than a year ago. Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Hector Gómez, claimed the figures were proof that 2023 is becoming an extraordinary year for tourism in all measures with higher spending and longer stays
Births
Births
1555 - Jerónima de la Asunción - Spanish Catholic nun and founder of the first monastery in Manila (d. 1630)
1699 - Gregorio Mayans y Sircar, was a historian, linguist and writer of the Enlightenment in Spain (d. 1781)
1883 - José Ortega y Gusset, philosopher, author, and critic (d. 1955)
1898 - Agustín Pedro Pons, doctor (d. 1971).
1905 - Lili Álvarez, tennis player author and feminist (d. 1998)
1923 - Carlos Bousoño, poet and philologist.
1937 – Rafael Moneo, architect, designed the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and Valladolid Science Museum
1939 - Dolores Abril, flamenco singer.
1947 - Victor Ullate, dancer.
1949 - Andreu Martín, writer.
1959 - Dis Berlin, painter, sculptor and photographer.
1964 - Genar Andrinua, footballer.
1964 - Nacho Masoreta, musician and composer.
1975 - Juan Antonio Bayona, film director.
1977 - Íñigo Landaluze, cyclist.
1978 - Bebe, singer.
1980 - Estíbaliz Martínez, gymnast.
1699 - Gregorio Mayans y Sircar, was a historian, linguist and writer of the Enlightenment in Spain (d. 1781)
1883 - José Ortega y Gusset, philosopher, author, and critic (d. 1955)
1898 - Agustín Pedro Pons, doctor (d. 1971).
1905 - Lili Álvarez, tennis player author and feminist (d. 1998)
1923 - Carlos Bousoño, poet and philologist.
1937 – Rafael Moneo, architect, designed the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and Valladolid Science Museum
1939 - Dolores Abril, flamenco singer.
1947 - Victor Ullate, dancer.
1949 - Andreu Martín, writer.
1959 - Dis Berlin, painter, sculptor and photographer.
1964 - Genar Andrinua, footballer.
1964 - Nacho Masoreta, musician and composer.
1975 - Juan Antonio Bayona, film director.
1977 - Íñigo Landaluze, cyclist.
1978 - Bebe, singer.
1980 - Estíbaliz Martínez, gymnast.
1995 - Andrea Motis jazz signer and trumpeter (Emotional Dance) born in Barcelona
Deaths
1679 - Miguel de Manara, philanthropist.
1925 - Baldomero Bonet y Bonet, chemist (b. 1857).
1950 - Esteban Terradas i Illa, mathematician and engineer (b. 1883)
1984 - Antonio Quirós, artist (b. 1912).
1986 - Anxel Fole, writer.
1988 - José Luis Fernández Eguia (Pirri), actor.
1990 - Dalmiro de la Valgoma, lawyer, writer historian and academic.
1991 - Toño Martín, singer (Burning) (b. 1954).
2013 - Alfredo Landa, actor (b. 1933).
2013 - Ramón Blanco Rodríguez, footballer and manager (b. 1952)
Deaths
1679 - Miguel de Manara, philanthropist.
1925 - Baldomero Bonet y Bonet, chemist (b. 1857).
1950 - Esteban Terradas i Illa, mathematician and engineer (b. 1883)
1984 - Antonio Quirós, artist (b. 1912).
1986 - Anxel Fole, writer.
1988 - José Luis Fernández Eguia (Pirri), actor.
1990 - Dalmiro de la Valgoma, lawyer, writer historian and academic.
1991 - Toño Martín, singer (Burning) (b. 1954).
2013 - Alfredo Landa, actor (b. 1933).
2013 - Ramón Blanco Rodríguez, footballer and manager (b. 1952)