November 24
Saint’s Day for Crisógono, Cresenciano, Fermina, Flora and Román.
700 - in present day Spain, the Visigothic king Égica orders the royal anointing of his son Witiza, who did not assume all the royal functions until the death of his father in December of 702.
1505 - Concordia de Salamanca: Ferdinand becomes the ruler of Castile and Felipe I the Handsome and his wife Juana are appointed kings.
1518 - Leaving Bornos (Cádiz) the Spanish military Fadrique Enríquez de Ribera pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
1700 - Establishment of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain with the proclamation of Philip of Anjou in Versailles as king of Spain with the name of Felipe V.
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
1843 - Salustiano of Olózaga replaces Joaquin Maria Lopez as president of the Government in Madrid.
1862 - Pope Innocent XI declared apocryphal and false the leaden books of Granada.
1924 - The battleship "Spain" disappears in Moroccan waters because of a big storm.
1929 - Julio Urquijo Ybarra, new representative of the Basque language, swearing at the Royal Spanish Academy of Language.
1939 - A new law establishes the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (the Spanish National Research Council). It is the highest public investigative body in Spain.
1945 - Exposure of the royal tombs of the Monastery of Poblet (Spain).
Births
1583 - Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, poet and painter (d. 1641)
1713 - Fray Junípero Serra, the Franciscan missionary to Mexico and California, was born as Miquel Josep Serra on Mallorca. (d. 1784)
1724 - María Amalia de Sajonia, Queen of Naples and Spain. (d, 1760)
1742 - Antonio de Capmany, writer, historian and politician.
1862 - Pope Innocent XI declared apocryphal and false the leaden books of Granada.
1924 - The battleship "Spain" disappears in Moroccan waters because of a big storm.
1929 - Julio Urquijo Ybarra, new representative of the Basque language, swearing at the Royal Spanish Academy of Language.
1939 - A new law establishes the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (the Spanish National Research Council). It is the highest public investigative body in Spain.
1945 - Exposure of the royal tombs of the Monastery of Poblet (Spain).
Births
1583 - Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, poet and painter (d. 1641)
1713 - Fray Junípero Serra, the Franciscan missionary to Mexico and California, was born as Miquel Josep Serra on Mallorca. (d. 1784)
1724 - María Amalia de Sajonia, Queen of Naples and Spain. (d, 1760)
1742 - Antonio de Capmany, writer, historian and politician.
1745 - Maria Luisa of Spain, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire, born in Palace of San Iidefonso, Segovia (d. 1792)
1829 - Juan Facundo Riaño and Montero, Arabist, historian and antique dealer.
1832 - Manuel Carmona y Luque "El Panadero", bullfighter.
1846 - Ángel Lizcano y Monedero, painter and illustrator (d. 1929)
1886 - Rafael Cansino Assens, writer, poet, novelist, essayist, literary critic and translator belonging to the Generation of 1914 or Novecentismo.
1893 - Marcos Redondo, baritone.
1927 - Alfredo Kraus, tenor born on Gran Canaria. (d. 1999)
1927 - Adrián Escudero, footballer (d. 2011)
1934 - Claudio Prieto, composer. (Solo a Solo, Cantata manriqueña) born in Palencia (d. 2015)
1936 - Gerardo Malla, Actor and theatre director.
1942 - Juan Alsina, politician and engineer (d. 2011)
1943 - Manolo Sanlúcar, guitarist and composer.
1948 - Julián Muñoz, corrupt politician.
1961 - Carlos Carnero, politician and lawyer.
1968 - Carlos Blanco Vázquez, a pioneer in the Internet sector in Spain, Business Angel, founder of ITnet Group, Entertainment and Startups connector Akamon entrepreneur. In 1999 he co-founded First Tuesday in Spain.
1979 - Joseba Llorente, footballer
1986 - Pedro León, footballer
1987 - Alejandro Talavante, bullfighter
1829 - Juan Facundo Riaño and Montero, Arabist, historian and antique dealer.
1832 - Manuel Carmona y Luque "El Panadero", bullfighter.
1846 - Ángel Lizcano y Monedero, painter and illustrator (d. 1929)
1886 - Rafael Cansino Assens, writer, poet, novelist, essayist, literary critic and translator belonging to the Generation of 1914 or Novecentismo.
1893 - Marcos Redondo, baritone.
1927 - Alfredo Kraus, tenor born on Gran Canaria. (d. 1999)
1927 - Adrián Escudero, footballer (d. 2011)
1934 - Claudio Prieto, composer. (Solo a Solo, Cantata manriqueña) born in Palencia (d. 2015)
1936 - Gerardo Malla, Actor and theatre director.
1942 - Juan Alsina, politician and engineer (d. 2011)
1943 - Manolo Sanlúcar, guitarist and composer.
1948 - Julián Muñoz, corrupt politician.
1961 - Carlos Carnero, politician and lawyer.
1968 - Carlos Blanco Vázquez, a pioneer in the Internet sector in Spain, Business Angel, founder of ITnet Group, Entertainment and Startups connector Akamon entrepreneur. In 1999 he co-founded First Tuesday in Spain.
1979 - Joseba Llorente, footballer
1986 - Pedro León, footballer
1987 - Alejandro Talavante, bullfighter
1990 - Mario Gaspar, footballer.
Deaths
1851 - Marcelino de Oraá Lecumberri, was a military man and administrator. Born in Beriáin in Navarra, he distinguished himself as a cadet during the war of Spanish Independence. He was married to Josefa de Erice, later Condesa de Chiva y Vizcondesa de Oráa (b. 1788)
1885 - Manuel Ibo Alfaro, writer, journalist and historian (b. 1828)
2003 - Snowflake, gorilla (b. 1964)
2012 - Tony Leblanc, actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
2016 - Mariano Rajoy at the funeral for Rita Barberá and quotes ‘It was an enormous honour to be a friend of Rita’ The PP hierarchy said goodbye to the senator in a tense funeral in Valencia, which lacked the regional executive of the party. ‘This should never have happened’ lamented her niece.
