2002 Camilo Jose Cela, Spanish Writer
1997 CNN begins spanish broadcasts
1996 Nicolas Cotoner y Cotoner, spanish courtier, dies at 90
1996 Antonio Ruiz Soler, spanish dancer, dies at 74
1995 Spanish Broadcasting System buys New York radio station WPAT-FM for $83.5M
1995 Spanish princess Elena (31) weds Jaime de Marichalar y Saenez Tejada
1995 Manuel Rivera, Spanish painter/co-founder (El Paso), dies at 67
1994 Vicente Enrique y Tarancon, Spanish cardinal, dies at 87
1994 Francisco Veguillas, Spanish general, murdered at 68
1994 Rosa Chacel, Spanish author, dies at 96
1994 Spanish fishing boats sink a French fishing boat over fishing rights
1994 Rosa Chacel, spanish Novelist, dies at 96
1994 Juan J H Rovira, Spanish general, murdered
1994 Leon J Ramirez Reine, [Degrelle], Belg/Spanish nazi (Rex), dies at 87
1994 Alvara del Portillo, Spanish Opus Dei bishop, dies at 80
1994 Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (French Connection), dies of cancer at 76
1994 Antonio Martin, Spanish cyclist, dies in cycling accident at 23
1993 Jose L Guarner, Spanish movie reviewer, dies at 56
1993 Dionisio Herrero, Spanish air force general, murdered
1993 Dionisio Herrero, Spanish air force general, murdered at 63
1993 Carles Mira, Spanish director (Que Nos Quiten Lo Bailao), dies at 45
1993 Juan Benet Goitia, Spanish writer (Herrumbrosas Lanzas), dies at 65
1992 Jose Monje, [Camaron de la Isla], Spanish flamenco singer, dies
1992 Nestor Almendros, Spanish/US cameraman (Kramer vs Kramer), dies at 61
1991 Joop H Zwart, Spanish fighter/publicist (Black Widow), dies
1991 Frederic Mares, Spanish sculptor, dies
1991 Robert Motherwell, U.S. painter (Elegies to Spanish Rep), dies at 76
1991 Manolo Gomez Bur, Spanish comedian dies at 74
1991 Luis Escobar, Spanish actor (Don Juan My Love), dies at 78
1991 Pedro Arrupe, Spanish priest/Jesuit, dies at 83
1989 Dolores Ibarruri, [Pasionaria], Basque/Spanish communist, dies at 93
1989 1st Spanish commercial on network TV (Pepsi-Cola-CBS Grammy Award)
1988 Spanish General strike to protest austerity measures
1987 Andres Segovia, Spanish composer/guitarist, dies at 94
1986 Spanish Grand Prix decided by 0.014 of a second
1985 Divers find wreck of Spanish galleon Atocha
1985 150 killed when a Spanish jetliner crashed approaching Bilbao, Spain
1985 99-yr-old Otto Bucher scores a hole-in-one at Spanish golf course
1984 Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet (Historia del corazon), dies at 86
1983 Joan Miro, Spanish surrealist, dies at his home in Majorca at 90
1982 In Fatima Portugal, a Spanish priest with a bayonet is stopped prior to his attempt to attack Pope John Paul II
1982 Ramon (J) Sender, Spanish writer, dies at 79
1981 Spanish government requests membership in NATO
1981 Fernando Alonso, Spanish Celebrity
1981 Spanish coup under Lt-colonel Antonio Tejero Molina fails
1980 Jose Iturbi, Spanish/US pianist (Pequena danza Espanola), dies at 84
1980 Police storm occupied Spanish embassy in Guatemala City, killing 41
1976 Adita Linares, born in Miami, Florida, spanish actress, Clueless, Cookie
1976 Oil tanker Urqui Ola explodes off Spanish coast
1976 Ceuta and Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession
1976 Oscar Espla, Spanish philosopher/composer (Sonata del Sur), dies at 89
1976 Paz Vega, Spanish Actress
1975 Spain, Morocco and Mauretania sign accord about Spanish Sahara
1975 Enrique Iglesias, Spanish Musician
1975 Pablo Ruiz, Buenos Aires Arg, spanish singer
1974 Penelope Cruz, Spanish Actress
1973 Pablo Casals, Spanish violin cellist/conductor/composer, dies at 96
1973 Jerry Rivera, Puerto Rico, spanish singer
1973 Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91
1973 Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist
1972 Alejandro Amenabar, Spanish Director
1970 Luis Miguel, born in Vera Cruz, Mexico, spanish singer
1970 Gloria Trevi, Mexico, sexy spanish vocalist, A Gatas
1969 Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso, dies at 81
1969 Javier Bardem, Spanish Actor
1969 Spanish Gen Franco announces state of emergency
1968 Tatianna, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, spanish singer, Baile Commigo, Chicad de Hoy
1968 Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Guinea) declares independence from Spain
1968 Felipe de Borbon, Prince of Asturias, heir to Spanish throne
1968 Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83
1967 Gibraltar votes 12,138 to 44 to remain British and not Spanish
1967 Mellow Man Ace, Cuba, spanish rapper/actor, Only the Strong
1967 Antonio Moreno, Spanish actor and director (It, Careers), dies at 79
1966 Soledad Jiminez, Spanish actor (Phantom ofthe Range), dies at 91
1966 B-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die
1964 Miguel Indurain, Spanish bicyclist, Tour de France winner 1991-95
1964 Princess Irene marries Spanish prince Carel Hugo de Bourbon Parma
1964 Martin Lopez-Zubero, Spanish backstroke swimmer, world record 200m
1963 Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (Perfil del Aire), dies at 61
1963 Carmen Amaya, Spanish flamenco dancer, dies at about 50
1963 Remedios Varo, Spanish Artist
1962 Luis Enrique, spanish singer, Luces del Alma
1962 Diego Martinez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76
1961 Last Spanish troops leave Morocco
1961 Selena, Texas, spanish singer, Grammy-1994
1960 Singer Ben E King records "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me"
1960 Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spanish Statesman
1960 Jose Luis Rodr’guez Zapatero, Spanish Leader
1959 Franco Iglesia, Cuba, spanish singer
1959 Bert Cameron, Spanish Town Jamaica, 4X400m relayer, Olympic-silv-1988
1959 Manuel Altolaguirre, Spanish poet/publisher (Amor), dies at 54
1958 Juan Ramon Jimenez, Spanish poet (Nobel 1956), dies at 76
1958 Morocco demands departure of Spanish troops
1958 Northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco
1958 Manuel Mijares, Mexico, spanish vocalist, Maria Bonita
1957 Ednita Nazario, Ponce PR, spanish singer
1956 Juan Negrin, Spanish anatomy/socialist premier (1937-39), dies at 67
1956 Pio Baroja, Spanish writer (Caeser or Nothing), dies at 84
1956 Isabel Pantoja, Spain, spanish singer, Genio y Figura
1956 Jose Moscardo Ituarte, Spanish general (Alcazar 1936), dies at 77
1956 Miguel Bose, born in Panama, spanish singer and actor, El Avaro, Queen Margot
1956 Miguel Bose, Panama, spanish actor, Lo Mejor del Ano
1955 Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72
1955 Lucia Mendez, Mexico, spanish singer, Lucia es Luna Moreno
1954 Eugenio d' Ors y Rovira, Spanish essayist/philosopher, dies at 71
1954 Jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87
1954 Franco De Vita, Caracas Venezuala, spanish singer, Extranjero
1953 Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish gen/min of War, dies at 79
1953 Jose Maria Aznar, Spanish Statesman
1952 Veronica Judith Sainz Castro, Mexico, spanish singer and actress, Nana
1952 Damaso Alonso, Spanish linguistic/poet (Hombrey Dios), dies at 55
1951 Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85
1950 Spanish dictator Franco ends war in Gibraltar
1950 Claudia de Colombia, born in Bogato, Columbia, spanish singer, Yo Creo En Ti
1949 Joaquin Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66
1948 Joaquin Almunia, Spanish Politician
1948 Lolita, [Abrazame], spanish singer, Esperame
1946 Manuel de Falla, Spanish composer (Vita Breve, Atlantida), dies at 69
1945 Raphael, Spain, spanish singer, When the Sun Sets, Lo Meyur de Ano
1944 Joaquin Alvarez Quintero, Spanish playwright (El Patio), dies at 71
1942 Smiley Blanton, Spanish
1942 Tomas Marco, Basque/Spanish composer
1942 Javier Solana, Spanish Politician
1942 Miguel Hernadez Gilabert, Spanish poet (Viento del Pueblo), dies at 31
1942 Manolo Blahnik, Spanish Designer
1941 Don Francisco, Spanish variety show host, Sabado Gigante
1940 Manuel Azana y Diez, Spanish PM (1932..4)/President (1936-39), dies at 60
1939 U.S. recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war Pope Pius XII congratulates Generalissimo Franco's victory in Spain
1939 Spanish Civil War ends, Madrid falls to Francisco Franco
1939 E Fernandez Arbos, Spanish violinist/conductor/composer, dies at 75
1939 Antonio Machado, Spanish Poet
1939 Spanish government flees to France
1939 Spanish government moves to Figueras
1938 117 Spanish knights under capt Piet Laros return to Netherlands
1938 Serafin Alvarez Quintero, Spanish playwright (Piropos), dies at 67
1938 Armando Palacio Valdes, Spanish writer (El Cuarto Poder), dies at 84
1937 Spanish government moves from Valencia to Barcelona
1937 Joris Ivens' "Spanish Earth" premieres in Hollywood
1937 Spanish bishops support Franco and fascists
1936 Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish Educator
1936 Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, Spanish Falange, executed
1936 Buenaventura Durruti, Spanish anarchists army leader, dies in battle
1936 Germany and Italy recognized Spanish government of Francisco Franco
1936 Spanish government moves to Barcelona
1936 Spanish fascist junta names Franco to generalissimo/supreme commander
1936 Largo Caballero becomes Spanish premier
1936 Federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish poet/composer, murdered at 37 or 38
1936 Gen Mola and Cabanellas form Spanish anti-govt
1936 Jose Sanjurjo y Sacanell, Spanish general/high director, dies
1936 Spanish premier Casares Quiroga succeeded by Jose Giral
1936 Spanish Civil War begins, Gen Francisco Franco led uprising
1936 Military uprising under Gen Franco/begins Spanish civil war
1936 Jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance, murdered at 43
1936 El Cordobes, [Manuel Benitez], Spanish toreador
1936 Manuel Azana becomes Spanish premier
1936 Spanish Frente Popular (People's Front) wins elections
1936 Spanish socialists/communists/anarchists form Unidad Popular
1934 Spanish government of Samper forms
1933 Spanish Basques vote for autonomy
1933 Martinez Barrios forms new Spanish government
1933 Alejandro Lerroux forms new Spanish government
1933 Spanish president Zamora takes power
1933 Joaquin Vaquero Turcios, Spanish painter
1933 Spanish anarchists call for general strike
1933 Marco Antonio Munoz, born in Mexico, spanish singer, Murmullos
1933 Antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer and conductor, dies at 74
1932 Spanish Cortes grants Catalonia autonomy
1932 Fernando Arrabal, Spanish song/romance writer, Baal Babilonia
1931 Spanish Cortes agrees to separation of Church and State
1931 Spanish Cortes accept general female suffrage
1931 Spanish Catalonia agrees (99+%) for autonomous status
1931 Spanish voters reject the monarchy
1931 Spanish Government of General Damasco Berenguer falls
1930 Antonio Saura, Spanish painter
1930 Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish Cardinal, dies at 64
1929 Jose Angel Valente, Spanish poet, A modo the esperanza
1929 Spanish dictator Primo de Rivera closes university of Madrid
1928 Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies
1928 Fabiola de Mora y Aragon, Spanish Queen of Belgium
1928 Juan Garcia Hortelano, Spanish author, Tormenta de verano
1927 Juan Gris, Spanish cubist painter, dies at 40
1926 Antonio Gaudi y Cornet, Spanish architect, dies
1925 Ignacio Aldecoa, Spanish writer, Gran Sol, Caballo the Pica
1922 Juan A Bardem, Spanish director/critic, Comicos
1921 Antonio Ruiz Soler, spanish dancer
1921 Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish writer (La sirena negra), dies
1920 Spanish bullfighter Joselito is fatally gored fighting his last bull
1920 Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer, Fortunata y Jacinta
1920 Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Gloria), dies at 76
1918 Spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in U.S. in 1 week
1916 Cecilia P J "Cilly" Bach, Dutch/US/Spanish actress, In Pyama
1915 Luis Coloma, Spanish jesuit/writer (Pequeneces, Boy), dies at 64
1915 Robert B Motherwell, U.S., painter, Elegies to the Spanish Republic
1914 Ferdinand AR Cabrera, Spanish/German of emperor Wilhelm II, dies at 58
1913 Nelly Aenders, [Petronella Meyer], Dutch actress, Spanish Fly
1912 Spanish protectorate in Morocco forms
1912 Xavier Montsalvatge, Spanish composer, El gato con botas
1912 Spanish steamer "Principe de Asturias" sinks NE of Spain, 500 die
1912 Juan Pujol Garcia, [Garbo/Arabel], Spanish British/German double agent
1909 Francisco Ferrer, Spanish anarchist, executed
1909 Guillermo Diaz-Plaja, Spanish literary/poet, Lorca
1909 Isaac M F Albeniz, Spanish pianist/composer, dies at 48
1908 Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (Spanish Dancer), dies
1908 Joaquin Maria Nin-Culmell, Berlin Germany, Cuban/Spanish composer
1908 Remedios Varo, Spanish Artist
1907 Pedro Arrupe, Spanish priest/Jesuit
1906 Jose M de Pereda y Sanchez the Porrua, Spanish writer, dies at 73
1906 Domingo Ortega, Spanish bullfighter
1905 Nicolas Cotoner y Cotoner, spanish courtier
1905 Manuel Altolaguirre, Spanish poet/publisher, La lenta libertad
1904 1st monument honoring Spanish American War erected (Monroeville Ohio)
1903 Rafael Alberti, Spanish poet, El hombre deshabitado
1903 Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, founder, Spanish Falange
1902 Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet, El arbol, Un Rio, Un Amor
1902 Jose Luis Sert, Spanish/US architect
1902 Ramon, J, Sender, Spanish writer, El Lugar del Hombre
1902 Jose Maria Escriva de Balaguer y Albas, Spanish priest, Opus Dei
1901 Juan A de Zunzunegui y Loredo, Spanish writer
1901 Ramon de Campoamor bon Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Colon), dies at 83
1899 Alfred Kantorowicz, German historian, Spanish Diary
1898 Damaso Alonso, Spanish poet, Hijos de la ira
1898 Spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender
1898 Spanish American War-Spaniards surrender to U.S. at Santiago Cuba
1898 U.S. Navy defeats Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor, Cuba
1898 American troops, drive Spanish forces from La Guasimas Cuba
1898 U.S. Marines attack Spanish off Guantanamo, Cuba
1898 Rosa Chacel, spanish novelist
1898 Juan J Domenchina, Spanish poet/interpreter, sombra desterrada
1895 Jose J Marti y Perez, Spanish/Cuban poet (Versos sencillos), dies
1895 Spanish cruiser Reina Regente sinks off Gibraltar, 402 die
1895 Spanish cruiser Reina Regenta sinks at Gibraltar, 400 killed
1895 Jose Marti and others leave New York City for invasion of Spanish Cuba
1894 Juan Negrin, PM of Spanish Republic, 1936-39
1893 Frederic Mares, Spanish sculptor
1893 Jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance, 1925-30
1893 Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75
1892 Francisco Franco, [y Bahamonde], Spanish General/dictator, 1936-75
1891 Pedro A de Alarcon, Spanish editor-in-chief (El Latigo), dies at 58
1889 Juan Negrin, Spanish anatomy/socialist premier, 1937-39
1888 Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat, La Obra de Trajano
1887 Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso
1887 Esme Percy, born in London, England, actor, Old Spanish Custom
1886 Jose Gutierrez Solana, Spanish painter/author, Madrid Escenas
1885 Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer, dies at 48
1884 Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/General Spanish rep army
1883 Manuel Infante, Spanish composer and conductor
1881 Pedro Munoz Seca, Spanish playwright, Vengeanza de Don Mendo
1880 Manuel Azana y Diaz, PM/president of 2nd Spanish republic, 1936-39
1878 Jose Moscardo Ituarte, Spanish general, Alcazar 1936
1878 Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59
1875 Antonio Machado, Spanish Poet
1875 Ramiro de Maeztu y Whitney, Spanish writer, Don Quixote and Celestine
1873 Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish general/minister of War
1873 Spanish Cortes fires king Amadeus I
1873 Joaquin Alvarez Quintero, Spanish dramatist/playwright, Los Galeotes
1872 Jose Sanjurjo y Sacanell, Spanish general, Morocco
1871 Serafin Alvarez Quintero, Spanish dramatist/playwright, El Flechazo
1870 ... Prim, Spanish general, murdered
1870 Spanish Cortes selects King Amadeus I
1870 Eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46
1869 Ramon M del Valle-Inclan, Spanish playwright, Corte de Amor
1866 Jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, Nobel 1922
1866 Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian
1865 Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (Arreglito), dies at 56
1865 Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal
1865 Siege of Spanish Fort, AL-captured by Federals
1865 Battle of Mobile, Alabama (Spanish Fort, Fort Morgan, Fort Blakely)
1864 Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish Educator
1863 E Fernandez Arbos, Spanish violinist, conductor and composer
1860 Isaac [Manuel F] Albeniz, Spanish pianist/composer, Iberia
1858 Antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer and conductor
1857 Manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author and poet (A la paz), dies at 84
1853 Armando Palacio Valdes, Spanish writer: La hermana San Sulpicio
1853 Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos de Mayo), dies at 75
1852 Antonio Gaudi, Spanish architect, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
1851 Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish countess/writer, Sirena Negra
1851 Luis Coloma, Spanish jesuiet/writer, Pequeneces, Boy
1844 Pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, Spanish Dancing
1842 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34
1837 Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer, Canteres Gallegos, Follas Novas
1833 Jose M de Pereda y S nchez the Porrua, Spanish writer, Sotileza
1832 Gaspar Nunez de Arce, Spain, poet "Spanish Tennyson"
1828 Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82
1826 Juan Crisostomo Arriaga y Balzola, Spanish composer, dies at 19
1824 Juan Valera bon Alcala Galiano, Spanish author, Pepita Jimenez
1824 Battle at Junan - Simon Bolivars army beats Spanish
1822 Composer Gioacchino Rossini marries Spanish soprano
1821 Revolutionary forces occupy Mexico City as Spanish withdraw
1819 Battle of Boyaca; Bolivar defeats Spanish in Colombia
1818 Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet
1817 Ramon de Campoamor Campoosorio, Spanish poet, Doloras
1817 Juan Melendez Valdes, Spanish lawyer/poet, dies at 63
1812 Brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French and Spanish
1811 Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican hero priest, executed by Spanish
1810 Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event
1809 Battle at Talavera: British/Spanish army vs French army
1809 Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer, La Paloma
1808 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, Cortes
1806 Juan Crisostomo Arriaga y Balzola, Spanish composer
1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Adm Nelson defeats French and Spanish fleet and dies
1803 Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79
1801 Battle at Algeciras: British fleet beats French and Spanish
1798 Pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79
1794 Ramon de la Cruz, Spanish playwright/translator, dies at 62
1792 Vancouver meets Spanish ships Sutil and Mexicana off Vancouver, BC
1792 Don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/fieldmarshal
1789 Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver I
1788 Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer
1787 Spanish governor leaves Philippines
1783 Simon Bolivar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule
1782 Spanish take Minorca (western Mediterranean) from English
1782 British garrison surrenders to French and Spanish fleet
1781 Jose F de Isla, Spanish Jesuit/author, dies at 78
1780 Battle at Cape St. Vincent: Admiral Rodney beats Spanish fleet
1779 Earl d'orvilliers (French/Spanish Armada) sails back to Brest
1779 Vice-adm Hardy sails out of Isle of Wright against Spanish Armada
1777 Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter, El dos the mayo
1776 Presidio of San Francisco forms as a Spanish fort
1775 1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters San Francisco Bay
1775 Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia, Spanish tenor/composer
1774 Jews of Algiers escape attack of Spanish Army
1772 Manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author and poet, El Duque de Viseo
1770 Marie AC de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer, dies at 60
1754 Juan Melendez Valdes, Spanish lawyer/poet
1752 Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal, dies at 88
1750 Tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer, Fabulas Literarias
1746 Battle at Piacenza: Austria and Sardinia beat Spanish and French army
1744 Battle at Toulon: English-French and Spanish fleet
1744 Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Adm Matthews)
1744 French/Spanish fleet leaves Toulon
1734 Spanish army under Don Carlos (III) draws into Naples
1731 Ramon de la Cruz, Spanish playwright/interpreter
1724 Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne
1723 Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/historian/literary
1718 Battle at Cape Passaro: English fleet destroys Spanish
1718 Battle at Cape Passaro: English fleet destroys Spanish
1717 Spanish troops lands on Sardinia
1715 Spanish gold and silver fleet disappears off St. Lucie, Florida
1715 10 Spanish treasure galleons sinks off Florida coast by hurricane
1714 French and Spanish troops under duke of Berwick occupy Barcelona
1714 Treaty of Baden: Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and France, ends War of Spanish Succession, French retain Alsace, Austria gets bank of Rhine
1710 Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer
1704 War of Spanish Succession, English and Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar
1703 Emperor Leopold I ends contacts on Spanish heritage
1703 Jose F de Isla, [Francisco de Salazar], Spanish Jesuit/writer
1702 Battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch and English fleet destroy and occupy Spanish silver fleet and French squadron
1702 War of Spanish Succession, 1st Amer conflict between England and France
1700 Spanish king Carlos II appoints Philip van Anjou, heir to throne
1699 Jose Saenz d'aguirre, Spanish cardinal, dies at 69
1699 Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies
1698 Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir
1697 Germany signs French/English/Spanish/Neth/Brandenburgs peace treaty ending 9 year War
1692 Carlos de Gurrea, Spanish viceroy (Spanish Netherlands), dies
1691 Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II viceroy of S Netherlands
1690 Juan de Valdes Leal, Spanish painter/sculptor, dies at 68
1690 Battle of Colors: French beats Spanish/Dutch army
1689 Battle at Charleroi: Spanish and English armies chase French
1685 Henri Otto, Spanish marquis of Caretto/Savona/Grana, dies
1682 Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Spanish painter, dies
1680 Pueblo Indians takes possession of Santa Fe from Spanish
1679 Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50
1676 Battle at Palermo: French beats Dutch/Spanish fleet
1675 Don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragon becomes Spanish land guardian of S Neth
1671 Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama
1668 Mass society storms palace of "heretics" Spanish Governor Jose de Paternina
1667 Alonso Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor/architect, dies at 66
1665 Maria de Jesus de Agreda [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscans, dies
1664 Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal
1663 Battle at Amegical: English and Portugese fleet beats Spanish
1660 Diego Rodriguez de Silva Valezquez, Spanish (court)painter, dies at 61
1659 Peace of Pyreneeen: French king Louis XIV and Spanish king Philip IV
1659 Battle at Elvas: Portuguese beat Spanish
1658 Francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies
1658 Battle at Grevelingen: English fleet beats Spanish
1658 Spanish garrison at Duinkerk surrenders to French and British
1658 Battle at Dunes: English and French fleet beat Spanish
1657 Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet
1655 Alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83
1654 Peter Claver, Spanish saint (baptized 300,000 slaves), dies
1652 Spanish troops occupy Dunkerk
1652 Spanish troops occupy Grevelingen
1651 Francisco the Melo, Portuguese/Spanish earl of Assumar, dies at 54
1650 Pedro de Espinosa, Spanish poet and writer, dies
1648 Spanish troops/feudal barons strike down people's uprising in Naples
1648 Tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63
1648 Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40
1647 Joos Banckert, Swiss Admiral (Spanish silver fleet), dies at 48
1647 People's uprising against high prices and Spanish rule in Naples
1646 Baltasar Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip IV, dies
1645 Francisco Gomez Quevedo y Villegas, Spanish author and poet, dies at 64
1645 Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish Writer
1643 Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French army destroys Spanish army
1640 Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule
1640 Uprising against Spanish king Philip IV
1639 Dunes (Marten Tromp defeats Spanish armada under De Oquendo)
1639 Sea battle at Dunes: lt-adm Maarten Tromp beats Spanish Armada
1639 Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58
1636 Spanish troops occupy Corbie at Amiens
1635 Lope de Vega, Spanish Playwright
1635 Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48
1635 Spanish marshal Piccolomini conquerors Schenkenschans
1631 Admiral Tholen conquerors 30+ Spanish frigates
1630 Ambrogio Spinola, Spanish marquis of Balbases, dies at about 61
1630 Spanish troops occupy Mantua
1630 Jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal
1629 Spanish garrison surrenders to prince Frederik Henry
1629 Piet Heyn, lt-admiral (Spanish silver fleet), dies in battle at 51
1629 Juan Jose, of Austria, Spanish general and governor of Netherlands
1628 Bay of Matanzas Cuba: Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet
1627 Spanish government goes bankrupt
1625 Spanish troops under Spinola conquer Breda
1625 Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies
1625 Portuguese and Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia)
1624 Spanish silver fleet sails to Panama
1622 Spanish silver fleet disappears off Florida Keys; 1,000s die
1622 Juan de Valdes Leal, Spanish painter/sculptor
1617 Spanish viceroy Hernando Arias de Saavedra founds provinces Rio de la Plata (Argentina)/Guaira (Paraguay)
1617 Nicolas Antonio, Spanish scholar, Censura de historias fabulosas
1616 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69
1616 Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish Novelist
1616 Spanish Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo
1614 El Greco, Spanish painter (View of Toledo), dies (birth date unknown)
1611 Antonio Perez, secretary of Spanish king Philip II/rebel, dies at ñ71
1611 Tomas L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies
1608 Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies
1608 Martinus A del Rio, Spanish lawyer historian/theologist, dies
1607 Battle at Gibraltar: Dutch fleet beats Spanish/Portuguese fleet
1607 Don Juan Alvarez, Spanish Admiral (Gibraltar), dies in battle
1606 Spanish troops under Spinola occupies fort Rhine birch
1605 Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk
1605 Spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen
1604 Spanish army under Spinola recaptures Oostende
1604 Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice
1604 Spanish garrison of Aardenburg surrenders to Mauritius
1602 Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan
1602 Battle at Kinsale, Ireland: English army beats Spanish
1602 Spanish force in Ireland surrender to the English at Kinsdale
1601 Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius
1601 Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius
1601 Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor, Cathedral Granada
1600 Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army
1600 Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59
1600 Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Spanish poet/dramatist
1599 Ottavio Piccolomini, Italian/Spanish marshal
1598 Spanish troops under of Bernardino de Mendoza conquer Doetinchem
1598 Spanish general strategist Bernardino de Mendoza occupies fort Rhine
1598 Spanish king Philip II receives sacraments
1598 Spanish theater plays "Moros y Los Cristianos" in Rio Grande
1598 1st theater performance in America (Spanish comedy-Rio Grande)
1597 Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies
1596 King Philip II devalues Spanish currency
1596 Spanish fleet sails from Lisbon to Ireland
1591 Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies
1591 Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English
1591 Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius
1589 Spanish troops conquer Geertruidenberg
1588 Medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander
1588 Medemblik surrenders to Spanish army
1588 Sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada
1588 English assault on Spanish Armada
1588 Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors
1588 English Admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada
1588 English fleet beats Spanish Armada
1588 Attacking Spanish Armada defeated and scattered by English defenders
1588 Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I
1588 English fleet defeats Spanish armada
1588 Admiral Howard beats Spanish Armada
1588 Spanish Armada heavily destroyed in storm at Coruna
1588 Spanish Armada sails from Lisbon to England
1588 Spanish Aramada under Medina-Sidonia departs Lisbon to invade England
1588 Spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England
1588 Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies
1588 Jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter
1587 Spanish troops conquer Lock
1587 Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain and sinks Spanish fleet
1586 Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona
1586 Battle at Boxum: Spanish troops under Tassis beat state army
1585 Spanish army under Tassis beats Amerongen Staatse troops
1585 Caspar de Robles, Spanish viceroy of Frisia, dies at about 57
1584 Spanish army leader Richebourg conquerors Liefkenshoek, Belgium
1583 Spanish and Walloon troops conquer Dunkerk
1582 Spanish Netherlands/Denmark/Norway adopt Gregorian calendar
1582 Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies
1582 Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint
1582 Saint Teresa, Spanish Saint
1580 Spanish troops lands in Ireland
1580 Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England
1580 Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish Writer
1580 Baltazar Alvarez, Spanish jesuit/writer, dies at 47
1580 Battle at Hardenberg: Spanish troops beat rebels
1580 Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange
1579 Juan de Juanes, [Vicente J Maeip], Spanish relig painter, dies at 56
1579 Artois/Henegouwen/French-Flanders sign Treaty/Peace of Parma recognizing Spanish duke van Parma as land guardian
1578 Don Juan d'Austria, Spanish land guardian of Netherlands, dies at 31
1578 Juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered
1577 Spanish army/German mercenaries conquer Namur
1577 Spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict"
1576 Spanish defeat Walloons and take Antwerp Belgium
1576 Spanish troops occupies and plunder Maastricht
1576 Dutch provinces begin consultation about Spanish existence
1576 Muitende Spanish troops conquer Aalst
1576 Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea
1576 Spanish army under Mondragon conquerors Zierik sea
1575 Spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died
1575 Spanish viceroy Gilles of Hierges attacks Oudewater
1575 Spanish troops conquer Buren
1574 Fleet under Admiral Boisot seize Spanish
1574 Storm breaks Leiden dike; drowns 20,000 Spanish soldiers
1574 Spanish garrison of Middelburg Netherlands surrenders
1574 Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer and Jisp Neth
1574 Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet
1573 Battle of South Seas - Dutch rebels beat Spanish navy
1573 Spanish attack Alkmaar
1573 Spanish prince of Eboli, dies
1573 Haarlem surrenders after 7 months to Spanish army
1572 Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands
1572 Spanish army beats Geuzen fleet under Admiral Lumey
1572 Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem
1572 Spanish troops attack Maastricht
1572 Spanish army under Alva's son Don Frederik plunders Mechelen
1572 Spanish army occupies/plunders/destroys Mechelen
1572 Battle at Saint-Ghislain: Spanish army beats The Genlis' mercenaries
1572 Spanish co-land guardian duke of Medinaceli arrives in Lock
1571 Spanish troops occupy Manila
1570 Battles between Spanish troops and followers of sultan Suleiman
1570 Spanish viceroy Alva banishes Zutphen City's only physician, Joost Sweiter, "because he is a Jew"
1569 Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer
1568 Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23
1568 Battle on Eems: Dutch Water garrison beats Spanish
1568 Battle at Heiligerlee: Dutch rebels beat Spanish, 100s killed
1567 Battle at Oosterweel: Spanish troops destroy Geuzenleger
1566 Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva
1566 Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92
1565 1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms
1565 Spanish occupier Estacio de Sa founds Rio de Janeiro
1564 Spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente
1562 Petrus van Alcantara, Spanish Franciscan saint, dies
1562 Lope de Vega, Spanish Playwright
1561 King Philip II of Spain forbids Spanish settlements in Florida
1560 Spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht
1560 Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli
1560 Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois
1559 5 Spanish ships sinks in storm off Tampa, about 600 die
1559 Spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic
1559 Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay,Fla
1558 Thomas Kyd, English dramatist, Spanish Tragedy
1558 Alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies
1556 Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65
1556 Saint Ignatius, Spanish Saint
1555 Thomas Villanova, Spanish saint/archbishop of Valencia, dies
1555 Siena surrenders for Spanish troops
1553 Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy
1552 Siena drives Spanish troops out of Verdun
1551 Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Netherlands lawyer/historian/theologist
1547 Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish Novelist
1547 Hernan Cortes, Spanish general defeated Aztec Indians
1547 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer, Don Quioxite
1547 Jan of Austria, Spanish military man/land guardian of the Netherland
1546 Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies
1545 Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies
1545 Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II
1542 Diego de Almagro, Spanish captain-general of Peru, beheaded
1542 Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint
1541 Francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima
1541 Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish occupier, dies at about 56
1541 Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru, assassinated in Lima
1540 Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48
1539 Spanish explorer Fernando de Soto discovers Florida
1539 Sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer
1538 Battle at Preveza: Turkish fleet under Barbarossa beats Spanish
1538 Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63
1536 Garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish poet/diplomat, dies in battle
1534 Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish
1534 Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit and missionary, Brazilian Tupi-Indians
1533 Atahualpa, last Inca King of Peru, murdered by Spanish conquerors
1531 Fernan Perez de Oliva, Spanish poet (Dignity of Man), dies at 37
1528 Spanish fleet sinks in Florida hurricane; about 380 die
1527 Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance
1526 Lucas Vazquez de Ayllo, Spanish colonialist (settles SC), dies
1526 Juan Sebasti n Cano, Spanish explorer, dies
1526 King Francois I returns Spanish captivity to France
1524 Spanish troops give Milan to France
1522 Spanish navigator Juan de Elcano returns to Spain, completes 1st circumnavigation of globe, expedition begins under Ferdinand Magellan
1522 Treaty of Brussels: Habsburgers split into Spanish/Austrian Branches
1521 Battle at Milan: Emperor Karel V's/pontifical/Spanish/German troops beat France and occupy Milan
1521 Spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs
1521 Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded
1520 Spanish conquerors under Cortes take gold from Aztecs
1517 Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Spanish conquistador/admiral, beheaded at 41
1515 Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies
1515 Theresa of Avila, Spanish mystic writer/saint
1515 Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint
1515 Saint Teresa, Spanish Saint
1513 Alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curaeao and Bonaire), dies
1512 Battle at Ravenna: France under Gaston de Foix beat Spanish Army
1507 Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Netherlands, 1566-73
1503 Battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France
1503 Battle at Garigliano] Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France
1503 Alexander VI, [Rodrigo de Borja], Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies
1503 Battle at Cerignalo: Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France
1496 Emperor Maximiliaans daughter marries Spanish crown prince Johan of Aragon/Philip de Blank marries Johanna "the Waanzinnige" of Aragon
1493 Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain and Portugal
1492 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus
1492 Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory, humanist and reformer
1491 Saint Ignatius, Spanish Saint
1485 Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII
1479 Johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies
1458 Inigo Lopez de Mendoza, Spanish marquis of Santillana/poet, dies
1455 Joao II, the perfect, King of Portugal, 1481-95, /took in Spanish Jews
1446 Clemens VIII, [Aegyd Munoz], Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies
1431 Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope, 1492-1503
1423 Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies
1367 Egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57
1275 Raymundus of Penafort, Spanish church law scholar, dies
1249 Peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies
1212 French and Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo
1073 Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies
694 Spanish King Egica accuses Jews of aiding Moslems/sentenced to slavery
395 Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49
388 Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed
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