November 23
Saint’s Day for Clemente, Sisino and Lucrecia.
1097 - Alfonso VI confirms a letter of donation of land for his son, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal.
1248 - Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile.
1554 - Royal Order authorizing the port of Malaga to exercise trade loading and unloading Barbary Muslims.
1808 - Spanish troops are defeated by French forces in the Battle of Tudela in the War of Spanish Independence.
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1811 - a session of the Cortes de Cádiz – the legislative body established during the Spanish War of Independence – approves with just one vote against the creation of a national lottery. The first draw took place on 4th March 1812.
1851 - The polygraph writer and Venezuelan Andres Bello was appointed correspondent of the Royal Spanish Academy for his "Grammar of the Spanish language."
1909 - The Palace of Communications was opened in Madrid.
1912 - Constituted in Madrid the Editorial Católica.
1920 - The CNT was declared illegal in Spain.
1951 - Presented in Barcelona Car "flea" Topolino, manufactured in Palma de Mallorca. It has rear engine, four-speed, consumes 2.5 liters per 100 km, reaches 60 km/h will cost less than 25,000 pesetas.
1954 - Carmen de Areco created the association of volunteer firemen.
1957 - The Moroccan occupation of Spanish Sahara started.
2008 - Spain wins the 3rd salad bowl in the Davis Cup with the team made by Verdasco, Feliciano López, David Ferrer and Granollers.
1851 - The polygraph writer and Venezuelan Andres Bello was appointed correspondent of the Royal Spanish Academy for his "Grammar of the Spanish language."
1909 - The Palace of Communications was opened in Madrid.
1912 - Constituted in Madrid the Editorial Católica.
1920 - The CNT was declared illegal in Spain.
1951 - Presented in Barcelona Car "flea" Topolino, manufactured in Palma de Mallorca. It has rear engine, four-speed, consumes 2.5 liters per 100 km, reaches 60 km/h will cost less than 25,000 pesetas.
1954 - Carmen de Areco created the association of volunteer firemen.
1957 - The Moroccan occupation of Spanish Sahara started.
2008 - Spain wins the 3rd salad bowl in the Davis Cup with the team made by Verdasco, Feliciano López, David Ferrer and Granollers.
2023 - Emotions ran high in the Strasbourg hemicycle on Wednesday as EU lawmakers clashed over Spain’s controversial amnesty law, part of a political deal with Catalan separatists to make Pedro Sánchez prime minister.
Births
1221 - Alfons X, King of Castile and León, (1252-84) he was known as Alfonso The Wise born in Toledo (d. 1284)
1608 - Francisco Manuel de Melo, Spanish-Portuguese writer (d. 1666)
1666 - Francisco Ximenez, religious, historian, philologist and biographer.
1845 - Fernando Villaamil Fernández-Cueto, naval officer who designed the first destroyer warship in history, was born in Asturias. The ship was named The Destructor.
1876 - Manuel de Falla, pianist and composer (Atlántida) born in Cádiz (d. 1946)
1922 - The Partido Popular veteran politician, Manuel Fraga Iribarne, was born in 1922. He was a government Minister during the Franco years, and President of the Xunta de Galicia for 15 years.
The law has sparked outrage among the Spanish opposition, who accuse Sánchez of cosying up to separatists and flouting the rule of law. Fierce protests have taken place in Spain's capital Madrid for the past twenty days.
Speaking to Euronews ahead of the debate, EPP president Manfred Weber said Sánchez had put his “personal egoism” in front of national interests by signing a “legally unthinkable” text.
Weber claimed people in Spain are "no longer equal before the law," and accused Sánchez of allowing "corruption, violence and terrorism" to go unpunished.
Births
1221 - Alfons X, King of Castile and León, (1252-84) he was known as Alfonso The Wise born in Toledo (d. 1284)
1608 - Francisco Manuel de Melo, Spanish-Portuguese writer (d. 1666)
1666 - Francisco Ximenez, religious, historian, philologist and biographer.
1845 - Fernando Villaamil Fernández-Cueto, naval officer who designed the first destroyer warship in history, was born in Asturias. The ship was named The Destructor.
1876 - Manuel de Falla, pianist and composer (Atlántida) born in Cádiz (d. 1946)
1922 - The Partido Popular veteran politician, Manuel Fraga Iribarne, was born in 1922. He was a government Minister during the Franco years, and President of the Xunta de Galicia for 15 years.
1936 - Celin Romero, classical guitarist (The Romeros), born in Málaga
1963 - Esther García Llovet, writer.
1972 - Antonio Orozco, singer.
1978 - Jorge López Marco, "Tote", footballer.
Deaths
1534 - Beatriz Galindo, writer and humanist (b. 1465)
1637 - Carlos Coloma, soldier historian and diplomat.
1853 - Francisco Andrevi, Composer.
1869 - Domingo Dulce, soldier.
1990 - Ignacio Gallego, politician, president of PCPE.
1991 - Felipe Calvo y Calvo, scientist.
1994 - Álvaro del Portillo, Prelate of Opus Dei.
1994 - Félix Rotaeta, actor and film director.
2001 - Luis Santaló, mathematician (b. 1911)
2002 - Ángel Martín Municio, scientist and academic.
2007 - Francesc Candel, writer and journalist.
2012 - José Luis Borau, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
1963 - Esther García Llovet, writer.
1972 - Antonio Orozco, singer.
1978 - Jorge López Marco, "Tote", footballer.
Deaths
1534 - Beatriz Galindo, writer and humanist (b. 1465)
1637 - Carlos Coloma, soldier historian and diplomat.
1853 - Francisco Andrevi, Composer.
1869 - Domingo Dulce, soldier.
1990 - Ignacio Gallego, politician, president of PCPE.
1991 - Felipe Calvo y Calvo, scientist.
1994 - Álvaro del Portillo, Prelate of Opus Dei.
1994 - Félix Rotaeta, actor and film director.
2001 - Luis Santaló, mathematician (b. 1911)
2002 - Ángel Martín Municio, scientist and academic.
2007 - Francesc Candel, writer and journalist.
2012 - José Luis Borau, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
