October 26
Saint’s Day for Gaudioso, Rústico, Felicísimo, Luciano and Evaristo.
1520 - Carlos V of Spain was elected Holy Roman Emperor.
1939: The International Brigades leave Spain.
1971 - La Palma (Canary Islands), Starts erupting volcano Teneguía.
1939: The International Brigades leave Spain.
1971 - La Palma (Canary Islands), Starts erupting volcano Teneguía.
2016 - ‘Rajoy admits his weakness and has promised to open himself to dialogue’.
The acting prime minister will be re-elected on Saturday in the second vote. The PSOE have warned they cannot guarantee ‘a priori’ the stability of the Government. Rivera has asked for a permanent negotiation between the leaders of the PP and the socialists. The PSC will support with only one dissident the ‘no’ in the investiture.
2023 - Spain's Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration has transferred some 240 sub-Saharan migrants, who have arrived in the latest wave of boats to the Canary Islands, to El Morche, on the eastern Costa del Sol, on Tuesday. Due to the huge numbers of arrivals to the archipelago the central government is sending thousands of migrants, mostly sub-Saharans, to the mainland. On Tuesday night several planes arrived in Madrid, with the migrants distributed throughout the country, SUR has been able to confirm.
In the case of Andalucía, they have been settled mainly in the provinces of Granada, Almeria and Malaga. The migrants who arrived at El Morche, Torrox, will stay for a month at the Urban Beach hotel, which has 77 rooms and is a four-star hotel. Its owner, Francisco Javier Martín, told SUR that the establishment is managed by a 'tour operator', so he has refused to give more details of the operation.
Baltasar Garzón - Archive photo
Births
1611 - Antonio Coello, author.
1783 - Jaime Alfonso el Barbudo, bullfighter.
1796 - Evaristo de San Miguel, soldier.
1856 - José Ramón Mélida, archaeologist (d. 1933)
1856 - José Ortega Munilla, journalist and author, father of the Spanish philosopher, José Ortega y Gasset, was born in Cárdenas, Cuba.
1871 - Joaquín Chapaprieta, politician
1885 - Cipriana Machado Ruiz, daughter of folklorist Demófilo and sister of the poets Antonio and Manuel Machado.
1908 - Pilar Careaga Basabe, engineer and politician (d. 1993)
1915 - Ramon Sabates i Massanell, cartoonist.
1923 - The Catalan biochemist, Joan Oró, and a pioneer in research into the origins of life, was born in Lleida. A son of a baker, he emigrated to the United States in 1952, where he later worked with NASA on a number of space projects. One of the most important moments of his career was in December 1959, when he succeeded in synthesising adenine, a key component of DNA.
1933 - José Moreno, actor.
1937 - Rafael Moneo, architect.
1955 - Baltasar Garzón, former National Court judge,was born in Torres, Jáen province.
1957 - Manuel Rivas, writer, poet, essayist and journalist.
1961 - Manel Estiarte, water polo player.
1968 - Jesús Gómez Cos, soccer player and trainer.
1975 - Carlos Pardo, poet.
Deaths
1611 - Antonio Coello, author.
1783 - Jaime Alfonso el Barbudo, bullfighter.
1796 - Evaristo de San Miguel, soldier.
1856 - José Ramón Mélida, archaeologist (d. 1933)
1856 - José Ortega Munilla, journalist and author, father of the Spanish philosopher, José Ortega y Gasset, was born in Cárdenas, Cuba.
1871 - Joaquín Chapaprieta, politician
1885 - Cipriana Machado Ruiz, daughter of folklorist Demófilo and sister of the poets Antonio and Manuel Machado.
1908 - Pilar Careaga Basabe, engineer and politician (d. 1993)
1915 - Ramon Sabates i Massanell, cartoonist.
1923 - The Catalan biochemist, Joan Oró, and a pioneer in research into the origins of life, was born in Lleida. A son of a baker, he emigrated to the United States in 1952, where he later worked with NASA on a number of space projects. One of the most important moments of his career was in December 1959, when he succeeded in synthesising adenine, a key component of DNA.
1933 - José Moreno, actor.
1937 - Rafael Moneo, architect.
1955 - Baltasar Garzón, former National Court judge,was born in Torres, Jáen province.
1957 - Manuel Rivas, writer, poet, essayist and journalist.
1961 - Manel Estiarte, water polo player.
1968 - Jesús Gómez Cos, soccer player and trainer.
1975 - Carlos Pardo, poet.
Deaths
1111 - Gómez González Castillian nobleman and military leader (b.1067)
1243 - Bernat Calbó, religious man
1580 - Ana de Austria, Queen Consort (1570-1580), fourth wife of Philip II of Spain, (b. 1550)
1608 - Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, painter (b. 1553)
1802 - Felipe González Ahedo, soldier and map maker (b. 1714)
1922 - Manuel Ramos Rejano, ceramist and industrialist (b. 1851)
2000 - Jesús Puente, actor.
2009 - Sabino Fernández Campo, soldier (b. 1918)
2010 - Francisco Garfias López, poet (b. 1921)
2010 - Llàtzer Escarceller, actor (b. 1914)
2011 - Francisco Villar García-Moreno, politician (b. 1948)
2011 - Juan Churruca, politician and professor (b. 1923)
1243 - Bernat Calbó, religious man
1580 - Ana de Austria, Queen Consort (1570-1580), fourth wife of Philip II of Spain, (b. 1550)
1608 - Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, painter (b. 1553)
1802 - Felipe González Ahedo, soldier and map maker (b. 1714)
1922 - Manuel Ramos Rejano, ceramist and industrialist (b. 1851)
2000 - Jesús Puente, actor.
2009 - Sabino Fernández Campo, soldier (b. 1918)
2010 - Francisco Garfias López, poet (b. 1921)
2010 - Llàtzer Escarceller, actor (b. 1914)
2011 - Francisco Villar García-Moreno, politician (b. 1948)
2011 - Juan Churruca, politician and professor (b. 1923)