November 11
Saint’s Day for Martín and Bartolomé.
1500 - The Treaty of Granada was signed between the Catholic King, Ferdinand II, and Louis XII of France to partition the Kingdom of Naples.
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1810 - The Spanish poet Manuel María de Arjona and Cubas, founded the Royal Academy of Cordoba.
1811 - Cartagena de Indias declares independence from Spain, the first city to do so in what is now Colombia.
1995 - Bilbao Metro opens.
1811 - Cartagena de Indias declares independence from Spain, the first city to do so in what is now Colombia.
1995 - Bilbao Metro opens.
2014 - The people of Cataluña vote in a disputed and non-binding poll on Catalan independence
Births
1155 - Alfonso VIII the Noble, King of Castile and Toledo (1158-1214) born in Soria (d. 1214)
1504 - Martín Pérez de Ayala, priest.
1711 - Francisco Perez Bayer, philologist, numismatist and jurist (d. 1794)
1748 - Carlos IV of Spain, called "Hunter", King of Spain, (1788-1808) son and successor of Charles III and Maria Amalia of Saxony. born in Portici , Italy (d. 1819)
1798 - Martin Larios and Herreros de Tejada, businessman and industrialist , first Marquis de Larios.
1807 - Diego José de Rejas Peralta, Augustinian monk and preacher (d. 1867)
Births
1155 - Alfonso VIII the Noble, King of Castile and Toledo (1158-1214) born in Soria (d. 1214)
1504 - Martín Pérez de Ayala, priest.
1711 - Francisco Perez Bayer, philologist, numismatist and jurist (d. 1794)
1748 - Carlos IV of Spain, called "Hunter", King of Spain, (1788-1808) son and successor of Charles III and Maria Amalia of Saxony. born in Portici , Italy (d. 1819)
1798 - Martin Larios and Herreros de Tejada, businessman and industrialist , first Marquis de Larios.
1807 - Diego José de Rejas Peralta, Augustinian monk and preacher (d. 1867)
1928 - Garcia Morales, actress (Operation Mata Hari) born in Madrid (d. 1985)
1838 - Bernardo López García, poet.
1842 - Aurelio Abella de la Torre, a physician and chess player, first problematics to receive recognition outside Spain.
1899 - Joan Oliver, poet.
1903 - Victoria Díez Bustos de Molina, teacher (d. 1936)
1911 - José María Sánchez-Silva y García-Morales, writer (d. 2002)
1911 - Antonio Casas, actor (d. 1982)
1917 - Manuel Alexandre, actor.
1924 - Álvaro Galmés de Fuentes, philologist, dialectology and Arabist (d. 2003)
1924 - Luis Martín-Santos, writer and psychiatrist (d. 1964)
1926 - José Manuel Caballero Bonald, poet, National Prize for Poetry (2006)
1928 - Gracita Morales, actress and singer (d. 1995)
1936 - Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa, novelist was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, spending most of his youth in exile with his family in Africa.
1942 - Juan Pardo, singer.
1944 - Pepe Sancho, actor.
1947 - Luis López Guerra, jurist and politician.
1948 - Jordi Estadella, presenter of Spanish television.
1948 - Victoria Prego, journalist.
1950 - Pepe Navarro, television presenter.
1954 - Rafael Ángel Martínez González, writer.
1958 - Luz Casal singer who was born in Boimorto, Galicia.
1964 - Anabel Alonso, TV and film actress (7 Vidas) born in Barakaldo
1965 - Juan Antonio Muñoz, comic.
1967 - Nathalie Seseña, actress.
1972 - Danny Rios, baseball player
1992 - Dark Alex, computer programmer.
Deaths
1285 - Pedro III, King of Aragón (1276-1285). (b. 1239)
1817 - General Martín Francisco Javier Mina y Larrea, nicknamed El Mozo or El Estudiante was a Spanish lawyer and army officer who later became a Mexican independence figure (b. 1789)
1838 - Bernardo López García, poet.
1842 - Aurelio Abella de la Torre, a physician and chess player, first problematics to receive recognition outside Spain.
1899 - Joan Oliver, poet.
1903 - Victoria Díez Bustos de Molina, teacher (d. 1936)
1911 - José María Sánchez-Silva y García-Morales, writer (d. 2002)
1911 - Antonio Casas, actor (d. 1982)
1917 - Manuel Alexandre, actor.
1924 - Álvaro Galmés de Fuentes, philologist, dialectology and Arabist (d. 2003)
1924 - Luis Martín-Santos, writer and psychiatrist (d. 1964)
1926 - José Manuel Caballero Bonald, poet, National Prize for Poetry (2006)
1928 - Gracita Morales, actress and singer (d. 1995)
1936 - Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa, novelist was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, spending most of his youth in exile with his family in Africa.
1942 - Juan Pardo, singer.
1944 - Pepe Sancho, actor.
1947 - Luis López Guerra, jurist and politician.
1948 - Jordi Estadella, presenter of Spanish television.
1948 - Victoria Prego, journalist.
1950 - Pepe Navarro, television presenter.
1954 - Rafael Ángel Martínez González, writer.
1958 - Luz Casal singer who was born in Boimorto, Galicia.
1964 - Anabel Alonso, TV and film actress (7 Vidas) born in Barakaldo
1965 - Juan Antonio Muñoz, comic.
1967 - Nathalie Seseña, actress.
1972 - Danny Rios, baseball player
1992 - Dark Alex, computer programmer.
Deaths
1285 - Pedro III, King of Aragón (1276-1285). (b. 1239)
1817 - General Martín Francisco Javier Mina y Larrea, nicknamed El Mozo or El Estudiante was a Spanish lawyer and army officer who later became a Mexican independence figure (b. 1789)
1912 - José Canalejas Y Mendez premier murdered (b. 1854)
1978 - Gaspar García Laviana, Roman Catholic priest who took up arms to fight as a soldier in Nicaragua with the Sandinista National Liberation Front (b. 1941 in Spain)
2003 - Miquel Martí i Pol, Catalan poet and translator (b. 1929)
2005 - Miguel Gallardo, Singer-songwriter and record producer. (b. 1950 in Granada)
2010 - Carlos Edmundo de Ory, poet, essayist and translator (b. 1923).
1978 - Gaspar García Laviana, Roman Catholic priest who took up arms to fight as a soldier in Nicaragua with the Sandinista National Liberation Front (b. 1941 in Spain)
2003 - Miquel Martí i Pol, Catalan poet and translator (b. 1929)
2005 - Miguel Gallardo, Singer-songwriter and record producer. (b. 1950 in Granada)
2010 - Carlos Edmundo de Ory, poet, essayist and translator (b. 1923).
2017 - Chiquito de la Calzada, singer, actor and comedian (b. 1932 in Málaga)
