2014 Event The Spanish region of Catalonia holds a referendum on independence, despite the ruling by the Spanish court that the vote is unconstitutional; though the government did not interfere with the vote, it will not recognize the results 2014 Event An independence referendum for the Spanish region of Catalonia has been cancelled after the nation's constitutional court accepted the case for legal decision, effectively suspending the move until a ruling is given 2014 Event The Spanish region of Catalonia plans to hold a referendum on independence; the Spanish government is moving to challenge the legality of such a move in the nation's Constitutional Court 2002 Death Camilo Jose Cela, Spanish Writer 1997 Event CNN begins spanish broadcasts 1996 Death Nicolas Cotoner y Cotoner, spanish courtier, dies at 90 1996 Death Antonio Ruiz Soler, spanish dancer, dies at 74 1995 Event Spanish Broadcasting System buys New York radio station WPAT-FM for $83.5M 1995 Event Spanish princess Elena (31) weds Jaime de Marichalar y Saenez Tejada 1995 Death Manuel Rivera, Spanish painter/co-founder (El Paso), dies at 67 1994 Death Vicente Enrique y Tarancon, Spanish cardinal, dies at 87 1994 Death Francisco Veguillas, Spanish general, murdered at 68 1994 Death Rosa Chacel, Spanish author, dies at 96 1994 Event Spanish fishing boats sink a French fishing boat over fishing rights 1994 Death Rosa Chacel, spanish Novelist, dies at 96 1994 Death Juan J H Rovira, Spanish general, murdered 1994 Death Leon J Ramirez Reine, Degrelle, Belg/Spanish nazi (Rex), dies at 87 1994 Death Alvara del Portillo, Spanish Opus Dei bishop, dies at 80 1994 Death Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (French Connection), dies of cancer at 76 1994 Death Antonio Martin, Spanish cyclist, dies in cycling accident at 23 1994 Death Federica Montseny, anarchist and Spanish minister of Health (1936), dies at 80 1993 Death Jose L Guarner, Spanish movie reviewer, dies at 56 1993 Death Dionisio Herrero, Spanish air force general, murdered 1993 Death Dionisio Herrero, Spanish air force general, murdered at 63 1993 Death Carles Mira, Spanish director (Que Nos Quiten Lo Bailao), dies at 45 1993 Death Juan Benet Goitia, Spanish writer (Herrumbrosas Lanzas), dies at 65 1992 Death Jose Monje, Camaron de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer, dies 1992 Death Nestor Almendros, Spanish/US cameraman (Kramer vs Kramer), dies at 61 1991 Death Joop H Zwart, Spanish fighter/publicist (Black Widow), dies 1991 Death Frederic Mares, Spanish sculptor, dies 1991 Death Robert Motherwell, U.S. painter (Elegies to Spanish Rep), dies at 76 1991 Death Manolo Gomez Bur, Spanish comedian dies at 74 1991 Death Luis Escobar, Spanish actor (Don Juan My Love), dies at 78 1991 Death Pedro Arrupe, Spanish priest/Jesuit, dies at 83 1989 Death Dolores Ibarruri, Pasionaria, Basque/Spanish communist, dies at 93 1989 Event 1st Spanish commercial on network TV (Pepsi-Cola-CBS Grammy Award) 1988 Event Spanish General strike to protest austerity measures 1987 Death Andres Segovia, Spanish composer/guitarist, dies at 94 1986 Event Spanish Grand Prix decided by 0.014 of a second 1985 Event Divers find wreck of Spanish galleon Atocha 1985 Event 150 killed when a Spanish jetliner crashed approaching Bilbao, Spain 1985 Event 99-yr-old Otto Bucher scores a hole-in-one at Spanish golf course 1984 Death Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet (Historia del corazon), dies at 86 1983 Death Joan Miro, Spanish surrealist, dies at his home in Majorca at 90 1982 Event In Fatima Portugal, a Spanish priest with a bayonet is stopped prior to his attempt to attack Pope John Paul II 1982 Death Ramon J. Sender, Spanish writer, dies at 79 1981 Event Spanish government requests membership in NATO 1981 Birthday Fernando Alonso, Spanish Celebrity 1981 Event Spanish coup under Lt-colonel Antonio Tejero Molina fails 1980 Death Jose Iturbi, Spanish/US pianist (Pequena danza Espanola), dies at 84 1980 Event Police storm occupied Spanish embassy in Guatemala City, killing 41 1976 Birthday Adita Linares, born in Miami, Florida, spanish actress, Clueless, Cookie 1976 Event Oil tanker Urqui Ola explodes off Spanish coast 1976 Event Ceuta and Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession 1976 Death Oscar Espla, Spanish philosopher/composer (Sonata del Sur), dies at 89 1976 Birthday Paz Vega, Spanish Actress 1975 Event Spain, Morocco and Mauretania sign accord about Spanish Sahara 1975 Birthday Elena Anaya, born in Palencia, Spain, Spanish actress 1975 Birthday Enrique Iglesias, Spanish Musician 1975 Birthday Pablo Ruiz, Buenos Aires Arg, spanish singer 1973 Death Pablo Casals, Spanish cellist, conductor and composer, dies at 96 1973 Birthday Jerry Rivera, Puerto Rico, spanish singer 1973 Death Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91 1973 Death Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist 1972 Birthday Alejandro Amenabar, Spanish Director 1970 Birthday Luis Miguel, born in Vera Cruz, Mexico, spanish singer 1970 Birthday Gloria Trevi, Mexico, sexy spanish vocalist, A Gatas 1969 Death Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso, dies at 81 1969 Birthday Javier Bardem, Spanish Actor 1969 Event Spanish General Franco announces state of emergency 1968 Birthday Tatianna, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, spanish singer, Baile Commigo, Chicad de Hoy 1968 Event Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Guinea) declares independence from Spain 1968 Birthday Felipe de Borbon, Prince of Asturias, heir to Spanish throne 1968 Death Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/general Spanish rep army, dies at 83 1967 Event Gibraltar votes 12,138 to 44 to remain British and not Spanish 1967 Birthday Mellow Man Ace, Cuba, spanish rapper/actor, Only the Strong 1967 Death Antonio Moreno, Spanish actor and director (It, Careers), dies at 79 1966 Death Soledad Jiminez, Spanish actor (Phantom ofthe Range), dies at 91 1966 Event B-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die 1964 Birthday Miguel Indurain, Spanish bicyclist, Tour de France winner 1991-95 1964 Event Princess Irene marries Spanish prince Carel Hugo de Bourbon Parma 1964 Birthday Martin Lopez-Zubero, Spanish backstroke swimmer, world record 200m 1963 Death Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (Perfil del Aire), dies at 61 1963 Death Carmen Amaya, Spanish flamenco dancer, dies at about 50 1963 Death Remedios Varo, Spanish Artist 1962 Birthday Luis Enrique, spanish singer, Luces del Alma 1962 Death Diego Martinez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76 1961 Event Last Spanish troops leave Morocco 1961 Birthday Selena, Texas, spanish singer, Grammy-1994 1960 Event Singer Ben E King records "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me" 1960 Birthday Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spanish Statesman 1960 Birthday Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spanish Leader 1959 Birthday Franco Iglesia, Cuba, spanish singer 1959 Birthday Bert Cameron, Spanish Town Jamaica, 4X400m relayer, Olympic-silv-1988 1959 Death Manuel Altolaguirre, Spanish poet/publisher (Amor), dies at 54 1958 Death Juan Ramon Jimenez, Spanish poet (Nobel 1956), dies at 76 1958 Event Morocco demands departure of Spanish troops 1958 Event Northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco 1958 Birthday Manuel Mijares, Mexico, spanish vocalist, Maria Bonita 1957 Birthday Ednita Nazario, Ponce PR, spanish singer 1956 Death Juan Negrin, Spanish anatomy/socialist premier (1937-39), dies at 67 1956 Death Pio Baroja, Spanish writer (Caeser or Nothing), dies at 84 1956 Birthday Isabel Pantoja, Spain, spanish singer, Genio y Figura 1956 Death Jose Moscardo Ituarte, Spanish general (Alcazar 1936), dies at 77 1956 Birthday Miguel Bose, born in Panama, spanish singer and actor, El Avaro, Queen Margot 1956 Birthday Miguel Bose, Panama, spanish actor, Lo Mejor del Ano 1955 Death Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72 1955 Birthday Lucia Mendez, Mexico, spanish singer, Lucia es Luna Moreno 1954 Death Eugenio d' Ors y Rovira, Spanish essayist/philosopher, dies at 71 1954 Death Jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, dies at 87 1954 Birthday Franco De Vita, born in Caracas, Venezuala, spanish singer, Extranjero 1953 Death Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish General/Minister of War, dies at 79 1953 Birthday Jose Maria Aznar, Spanish Statesman 1952 Birthday Veronica Judith Sainz Castro, Mexico, spanish singer and actress, Nana 1952 Death Damaso Alonso, Spanish linguistic/poet (Hombrey Dios), dies at 55 1951 Death Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85 1950 Event Spanish dictator Franco ends war in Gibraltar 1950 Birthday Claudia de Colombia, born in Bogato, Columbia, spanish singer, Yo Creo En Ti 1949 Death Joaquin Turina, Spanish pianist/conductor/composer (Rima), dies at 66 1948 Birthday Joaquin Almunia, Spanish Politician 1948 Birthday Lolita, Abrazame, spanish singer, Esperame 1946 Death Manuel de Falla, Spanish composer (Vita Breve, Atlantida), dies at 69 1945 Birthday Raphael, Spain, spanish singer, When the Sun Sets, Lo Meyur de Ano 1944 Death Joaquin Alvarez Quintero, Spanish playwright (El Patio), dies at 71 1942 Birthday Manolo Blahnik, Spanish Designer 1942 Birthday Tomas Marco, Basque/Spanish composer 1942 Birthday Isabel Allende, born in Lima, Peru, writer, novelist, of Spanish and Portuguese descent, wrote 'The House of Spirits', 'City of the Beasts' 1942 Birthday Javier Solana, Spanish Politician 1942 Death Miguel Hernadez Gilabert, Spanish poet (Viento del Pueblo), dies at 31 1941 Birthday Don Francisco, Spanish variety show host, Sabado Gigante 1940 Death Manuel Azana y Diez, Spanish Prime Minister 1932 - 1934, President 1936 - 1939, dies at 60 1939 Event U.S. recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war Pope Pius XII congratulates Generalissimo Franco's victory in Spain 1939 Event Spanish Civil War ends, Madrid falls to Francisco Franco 1939 Death E Fernandez Arbos, Spanish violinist/conductor/composer, dies at 75 1939 Death Antonio Machado, Spanish Poet 1939 Event Spanish government flees to France 1939 Event Spanish government moves to Figueras 1938 Event 117 Spanish knights under Captain Piet Laros return to Netherlands 1938 Death Serafin Alvarez Quintero, Spanish playwright (Piropos), dies at 67 1938 Death Armando Palacio Valdes, Spanish writer (El Cuarto Poder), dies at 84 1937 Event Spanish government moves from Valencia to Barcelona 1937 Event Joris Ivens' "Spanish Earth" premieres in Hollywood 1937 Event Spanish bishops support Franco and fascists 1936 Death Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish Educator 1936 Death Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, Spanish Falange, executed 1936 Death Buenaventura Durruti, Spanish anarchists army leader, dies in battle 1936 Event Germany and Italy recognized Spanish government of Francisco Franco 1936 Event Spanish government moves to Barcelona 1936 Event Spanish fascist junta names Franco to generalissimo/supreme commander 1936 Event Largo Caballero becomes Spanish premier 1936 Death Federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish poet/composer, murdered at 37 or 38 1936 Event General Mola and Cabanellas form Spanish anti-govt 1936 Death Jose Sanjurjo y Sacanell, Spanish general/high director, dies 1936 Event Spanish premier Casares Quiroga succeeded by Jose Giral 1936 Event Spanish Civil War begins, General Francisco Franco led uprising 1936 Event Military uprising under General Franco/begins Spanish civil war 1936 Death Jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance, murdered at 43 1936 Birthday El Cordobes, Manuel Benitez, Spanish toreador 1936 Event Manuel Azana becomes Spanish premier 1936 Event Spanish Frente Popular (People's Front) wins elections 1936 Event Spanish socialists/communists/anarchists form Unidad Popular 1934 Event Spanish government of Samper forms 1933 Event Spanish Basques vote for autonomy 1933 Event Martinez Barrios forms new Spanish government 1933 Event Alejandro Lerroux forms new Spanish government 1933 Event Spanish president Zamora takes power 1933 Birthday Joaquin Vaquero Turcios, Spanish painter 1933 Event Spanish anarchists call for general strike 1933 Birthday Marco Antonio Munoz, born in Mexico, spanish singer, Murmullos 1933 Death Antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer and conductor, dies at 74 1932 Event Spanish Cortes grants Catalonia autonomy 1932 Birthday Fernando Arrabal, Spanish song/romance writer, Baal Babilonia 1931 Event Spanish Cortes agrees to separation of Church and State 1931 Event Spanish Cortes accept general female suffrage 1931 Event Spanish Catalonia agrees (99+%) for autonomous status 1931 Event Spanish voters reject the monarchy 1931 Event Spanish Government of General Damasco Berenguer falls 1930 Birthday Antonio Saura, Spanish painter 1930 Death Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish Cardinal, dies at 64 1929 Birthday Jose Angel Valente, Spanish poet, A modo the esperanza 1929 Event Spanish dictator Primo de Rivera closes university of Madrid 1928 Death Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (Virulo, mocedades), dies 1928 Birthday Fabiola de Mora y Aragon, Spanish Queen of Belgium 1928 Birthday Juan Garcia Hortelano, Spanish author, Tormenta de verano 1927 Death Juan Gris, Spanish cubist painter, dies at 40 1926 Death Antonio Gaudi y Cornet, Spanish architect, dies 1925 Birthday Ignacio Aldecoa, Spanish writer, Gran Sol, Caballo the Pica 1922 Birthday Juan A Bardem, Spanish director/critic, Comicos 1921 Birthday Antonio Ruiz Soler, spanish dancer 1921 Death Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish writer (La sirena negra), dies 1920 Event Spanish bullfighter Joselito is fatally gored fighting his last bull 1920 Birthday Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer, Fortunata y Jacinta 1920 Death Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Gloria), dies at 76 1918 Event Spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in U.S. in 1 week 1916 Birthday Cecilia P J "Cilly" Bach, Dutch/US/Spanish actress, In Pyama 1915 Death Luis Coloma, Spanish jesuit/writer (Pequeneces, Boy), dies at 64 1915 Birthday Robert B Motherwell, U.S., painter, Elegies to the Spanish Republic 1914 Death Ferdinand AR Cabrera, Spanish/German of emperor Wilhelm II, dies at 58 1913 Birthday Nelly Aenders, Petronella Meyer, Dutch actress, Spanish Fly 1912 Event Spanish protectorate in Morocco forms 1912 Birthday Xavier Montsalvatge, Spanish composer, El gato con botas 1912 Event Spanish steamer "Principe de Asturias" sinks NE of Spain, 500 die 1912 Birthday Juan Pujol Garcia, Garbo/Arabel, Spanish British/German double agent 1909 Death Francisco Ferrer, Spanish anarchist, executed 1909 Birthday Guillermo Diaz-Plaja, Spanish literary/poet, Lorca 1909 Death Isaac M F Albeniz, Spanish pianist/composer, dies at 48 1908 Birthday Remedios Varo, Spanish Artist 1908 Death Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (Spanish Dancer), dies 1908 Birthday Joaquin Maria Nin-Culmell, Berlin Germany, Cuban/Spanish composer 1907 Birthday Pedro Arrupe, Spanish priest/Jesuit 1906 Death Jose M de Pereda y Sanchez the Porrua, Spanish writer, dies at 73 1906 Birthday Domingo Ortega, Spanish bullfighter 1905 Birthday Nicolas Cotoner y Cotoner, spanish courtier 1905 Birthday Manuel Altolaguirre, Spanish poet/publisher, La lenta libertad 1904 Event 1st monument honoring Spanish American War erected (Monroeville Ohio) 1903 Birthday Rafael Alberti, Spanish poet, El hombre deshabitado 1903 Birthday Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, founder, Spanish Falange 1902 Birthday Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet, El arbol, Un Rio, Un Amor 1902 Birthday Jose Luis Sert, Spanish/U.S. architect 1902 Birthday Ramon, J. Sender, Spanish writer, El Lugar del Hombre 1902 Birthday Jose Maria Escriva de Balaguer y Albas, Spanish priest, Opus Dei 1901 Birthday Juan A de Zunzunegui y Loredo, Spanish writer 1901 Death Ramon de Campoamor bon Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Colon), dies at 83 1899 Birthday Alfred Kantorowicz, German historian, Spanish Diary 1898 Birthday Damaso Alonso, Spanish poet, Hijos de la ira 1898 Event Spanish troops in Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrender 1898 Event Spanish American War-Spaniards surrender to U.S. at Santiago Cuba 1898 Event U.S. Navy defeats Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor, Cuba 1898 Event American troops, drive Spanish forces from La Guasimas Cuba 1898 Event U.S. Marines attack Spanish off Guantanamo, Cuba 1898 Birthday Rosa Chacel, spanish novelist 1898 Birthday Juan J Domenchina, Spanish poet/interpreter, sombra desterrada 1895 Death Jose J Marti y Perez, Spanish/Cuban poet (Versos sencillos), dies 1895 Event Spanish cruiser Reina Regente sinks off Gibraltar, 402 die 1895 Event Spanish cruiser Reina Regenta sinks at Gibraltar, 400 killed 1895 Event Jose Marti and others leave New York City for invasion of Spanish Cuba 1894 Birthday Juan Negrin, Prime Minister of Spanish Republic, 1936 - 1939 1893 Birthday Frederic Mares, Spanish sculptor 1893 Birthday Jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance, 1925-30 1893 Death Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75 1892 Birthday Francisco Franco, y Bahamonde, Spanish General/dictator, 1936 - 1975 1891 Death Pedro A de Alarcon, Spanish editor-in-chief (El Latigo), dies at 58 1889 Birthday Juan Negrin, Spanish anatomy/socialist premier, 1937-39 1888 Birthday Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat, La Obra de Trajano 1887 Birthday Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso 1887 Birthday Esme Percy, born in London, England, actor, Old Spanish Custom 1886 Birthday Jose Gutierrez Solana, Spanish painter/author, Madrid Escenas 1885 Death Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer, dies at 48 1884 Birthday Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/General Spanish rep army 1883 Birthday Manuel Infante, Spanish composer and conductor 1881 Birthday Pedro Munoz Seca, Spanish playwright, Vengeanza de Don Mendo 1880 Birthday Manuel Azana y Diaz, PM/president of 2nd Spanish republic, 1936-39 1878 Birthday Jose Moscardo Ituarte, Spanish general, Alcazar 1936 1878 Death Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 1875 Birthday Antonio Machado, Spanish Poet 1875 Birthday Ramiro de Maeztu y Whitney, Spanish writer, Don Quixote and Celestine 1873 Birthday Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish general/minister of War 1873 Event Spanish Cortes fires king Amadeus I 1873 Birthday Joaquin Alvarez Quintero, Spanish dramatist/playwright, Los Galeotes 1872 Birthday Jose Sanjurjo y Sacanell, Spanish general, Morocco 1871 Birthday Serafin Alvarez Quintero, Spanish dramatist/playwright, El Flechazo 1870 Death ... Prim, Spanish general, murdered 1870 Event Spanish Cortes selects King Amadeus I 1870 Death Eugenio Lucas y Padilla, Spanish poet, dies at about 46 1869 Birthday Ramon M del Valle-Inclan, Spanish playwright, Corte de Amor 1866 Birthday Jacinto Benavente y Martinez, Spanish playwright, Nobel 1922 1866 Birthday Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian 1865 Death Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer (Arreglito), dies at 56 1865 Birthday Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal 1865 Event Siege of Spanish Fort, AL-captured by Federals 1865 Event Battle of Mobile, Alabama (Spanish Fort, Fort Morgan, Fort Blakely) 1864 Birthday Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish Educator 1863 Birthday E Fernandez Arbos, Spanish violinist, conductor and composer 1860 Birthday Isaac [Manuel F] Albeniz, Spanish pianist/composer, Iberia 1858 Birthday Antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer and conductor 1857 Death Manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author and poet (A la paz), dies at 84 1853 Birthday Armando Palacio Valdes, Spanish writer: La hermana San Sulpicio 1853 Death Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos de Mayo), dies at 75 1852 Birthday Antonio Gaudi, Spanish architect, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona 1851 Birthday Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish countess/writer, Sirena Negra 1851 Birthday Luis Coloma, Spanish jesuiet/writer, Pequeneces, Boy 1844 Birthday Pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, Spanish Dancing 1842 Death Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34 1837 Birthday Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer, Canteres Gallegos, Follas Novas 1833 Birthday Jose M de Pereda y S nchez the Porrua, Spanish writer, Sotileza 1832 Birthday Gaspar Nunez de Arce, Spain, poet "Spanish Tennyson" 1828 Death Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82 1826 Death Juan Crisostomo Arriaga y Balzola, Spanish composer, dies at 19 1824 Birthday Juan Valera bon Alcala Galiano, Spanish author, Pepita Jimenez 1824 Event Battle at Junan - Simon Bolivars army beats Spanish 1822 Event Composer Gioacchino Rossini marries Spanish soprano 1821 Event Revolutionary forces occupy Mexico City as Spanish withdraw 1819 Event Battle of Boyaca; Bolivar defeats Spanish in Colombia 1818 Birthday Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet 1817 Birthday Ramon de Campoamor Campoosorio, Spanish poet, Doloras 1817 Death Juan Melendez Valdes, Spanish lawyer/poet, dies at 63 1812 Event Brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French and Spanish 1811 Death Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican hero priest, executed by Spanish 1810 Event Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event 1809 Event Battle at Talavera: British/Spanish army vs French army 1809 Birthday Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish composer, La Paloma 1808 Birthday Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, Cortes 1806 Birthday Juan Crisostomo Arriaga y Balzola, Spanish composer 1805 Event Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Nelson defeats French and Spanish fleet and dies 1803 Death Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79 1801 Event Battle at Algeciras: British fleet beats French and Spanish 1798 Death Pedro Pablo Abarca d Bolea earl of Aranda, Spanish officer, dies at 79 1794 Death Ramon de la Cruz, Spanish playwright/translator, dies at 62 1792 Event Vancouver meets Spanish ships Sutil and Mexicana off Vancouver, BC 1792 Birthday Don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/Field Marshal 1789 Event Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver I 1788 Birthday Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer 1787 Event Spanish governor leaves Philippines 1783 Birthday Simon Bolivar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule 1782 Event Spanish take Minorca (western Mediterranean) from English 1782 Event British garrison surrenders to French and Spanish fleet 1781 Death Jose F de Isla, Spanish Jesuit/author, dies at 78 1780 Event Battle at Cape St. Vincent: Admiral Rodney beats Spanish fleet 1779 Event Earl d'orvilliers (French/Spanish Armada) sails back to Brest 1779 Event Vice-Admiral Hardy sails out of Isle of Wright against Spanish Armada 1777 Birthday Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter, El dos the mayo 1776 Event Presidio of San Francisco forms as a Spanish fort 1775 Event 1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters San Francisco Bay 1775 Birthday Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia, Spanish tenor/composer 1774 Event Jews of Algiers escape attack of Spanish Army 1772 Birthday Manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author and poet, El Duque de Viseo 1770 Death Marie AC de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer, dies at 60 1754 Birthday Juan Melendez Valdes, Spanish lawyer/poet 1754 Death Don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, dies 1752 Death Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal, dies at 88 1750 Birthday Tomas de Iriarte, Spanish writer, Fabulas Literarias 1746 Event Battle at Piacenza: Austria and Sardinia beat Spanish and French army 1744 Event Battle at Toulon: English-French and Spanish fleet 1744 Event Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Admiral Matthews) 1744 Event French/Spanish fleet leaves Toulon 1734 Event Spanish army under Don Carlos (III) draws into Naples 1731 Birthday Ramon de la Cruz, Spanish playwright/interpreter 1724 Event Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne 1723 Birthday Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/historian/literary 1718 Event Battle at Cape Passaro: English fleet destroys Spanish 1718 Event Battle at Cape Passaro: English fleet destroys Spanish 1717 Event Spanish troops lands on Sardinia 1715 Event Spanish gold and silver fleet disappears off St. Lucie, Florida 1715 Event 10 Spanish treasure galleons sinks off Florida coast by hurricane 1714 Event French and Spanish troops under duke of Berwick occupy Barcelona 1714 Event Treaty of Baden: Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and France, ends War of Spanish Succession, French retain Alsace, Austria gets bank of Rhine 1710 Birthday Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer 1704 Event War of Spanish Succession, English and Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar 1703 Event Emperor Leopold I ends contacts on Spanish heritage 1703 Birthday Jose F de Isla, Francisco de Salazar, Spanish Jesuit/writer 1702 Event Battle in Bay of Vigo: Netherlands/English fleet destroy Spanish/French fleet 1702 Event Battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch and English fleet destroy and occupy Spanish silver fleet and French squadron 1702 Event War of Spanish Succession, 1st American conflict between England and France 1700 Event Spanish king Carlos II appoints Philip van Anjou, heir to throne 1699 Death Jose Saenz d'aguirre, Spanish cardinal, dies at 69 1699 Death Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies 1698 Event Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir 1697 Event Germany signs French/English/Spanish/Netherlands/Brandenburgs peace treaty ending 9 year War 1692 Death Carlos de Gurrea, Spanish viceroy (Spanish Netherlands), dies 1691 Event Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II viceroy of S Netherlands 1690 Death Juan de Valdes Leal, Spanish painter/sculptor, dies at 68 1690 Event Battle of Colors: French beats Spanish/Dutch army 1689 Event Battle at Charleroi: Spanish and English armies chase French 1685 Death Henri Otto, Spanish marquis of Caretto/Savona/Grana, dies 1682 Death Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Spanish painter, dies 1681 Death Pedro Calderon de la Barca, writer, dramatist, Spanish Golden Age, works include, 'La vida es sueno', or, 'Life is a Dream', dies at 81 1680 Event Pueblo Indians takes possession of Santa Fe from Spanish 1679 Death Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/Governor of Netherlands, dies at 50 1676 Event Battle at Palermo: French beats Dutch/Spanish fleet 1675 Event Don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragon becomes Spanish land guardian of S Netherlands 1671 Event Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama 1668 Event Mass society storms palace of "heretics" Spanish Governor Jose de Paternina 1667 Death Alonso Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor/architect, dies at 66 1665 Death Maria de Jesus de Agreda [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscans, dies 1664 Birthday Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal 1663 Event Battle at Amegical: English and Portugese fleet beats Spanish 1660 Death Diego Rodriguez de Silva Valezquez, Spanish (court)painter, dies at 61 1659 Event Peace of Pyreneeen: French king Louis XIV and Spanish king Philip IV 1659 Event Battle at Elvas: Portuguese beat Spanish 1658 Death Baltasar Gracian, Spanish Baroque prose writer, wrote 'El heroe' or 'The Hero', 'El politico', or 'The Politician', 'El discreto', 'The Discreet One', exiled for 'Criticon', or 'Faultfinder' 1658 Death Francisco de Borja y Aragon Esquilache, Spanish poet, dies 1658 Event Battle at Grevelingen: English fleet beats Spanish 1658 Event Spanish garrison at Duinkerk surrenders to French and British 1658 Event Battle at Dunes: English and French fleet beat Spanish 1657 Event Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet 1655 Death Alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83 1654 Death Peter Claver, Spanish saint (baptized 300,000 slaves), dies 1652 Event Spanish troops occupy Dunkerk 1652 Event Spanish troops occupy Grevelingen 1651 Death Francisco the Melo, Portuguese/Spanish earl of Assumar, dies at 54 1650 Death Pedro de Espinosa, Spanish poet and writer, dies 1648 Event Spanish troops/feudal barons strike down people's uprising in Naples 1648 Death Tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63 1648 Death Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40 1647 Death Joos Banckert, Swiss Admiral (Spanish silver fleet), dies at 48 1647 Event People's uprising against high prices and Spanish rule in Naples 1646 Death Baltasar Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip IV, dies 1645 Death Francisco Gomez Quevedo y Villegas, Spanish author and poet, dies at 64 1645 Death Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish Writer 1643 Event Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French army destroys Spanish army 1640 Event Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule 1640 Event Uprising against Spanish king Philip IV 1639 Event Dunes (Marten Tromp defeats Spanish armada under De Oquendo) 1639 Event Sea battle at Dunes: Lieutenant Admiral Maarten Tromp beats Spanish Armada 1639 Death Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58 1636 Event Spanish troops occupy Corbie at Amiens 1635 Death Lope de Vega, Spanish Playwright 1635 Death Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48 1635 Event Spanish marshal Piccolomini conquerors Schenkenschans 1631 Event Admiral Tholen conquerors 30+ Spanish frigates 1630 Death Ambrogio Spinola, Spanish marquis of Balbases, dies at about 61 1630 Event Spanish troops occupy Mantua 1630 Birthday Jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal 1629 Event Spanish garrison surrenders to prince Frederik Henry 1629 Death Piet Heyn, lt-admiral (Spanish silver fleet), dies in battle at 51 1629 Birthday Juan Jose, of Austria, Spanish general and governor of Netherlands 1628 Event Bay of Matanzas Cuba: Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet 1627 Event Spanish government goes bankrupt 1625 Event Spanish troops under Spinola conquer Breda 1625 Death Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies 1625 Event Portuguese and Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia) 1624 Event Spanish silver fleet sails to Panama 1622 Event Spanish silver fleet disappears off Florida Keys; 1,000s die 1622 Birthday Juan de Valdes Leal, Spanish painter/sculptor 1617 Event Spanish viceroy Hernando Arias de Saavedra founds provinces Rio de la Plata (Argentina)/Guaira (Paraguay) 1617 Birthday Nicolas Antonio, Spanish scholar, Censura de historias fabulosas 1616 Death Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69 1616 Death Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish Novelist 1616 Event Spanish Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo 1614 Death El Greco, Spanish painter (View of Toledo), dies (birth date unknown) 1611 Death Antonio Perez, secretary of Spanish king Philip II and rebel, dies at 71 1611 Death Tomas L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies 1608 Death Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies 1608 Death Martinus A del Rio, Spanish lawyer historian/theologist, dies 1607 Event Battle at Gibraltar: Dutch fleet beats Spanish/Portuguese fleet 1607 Death Don Juan Alvarez, Spanish Admiral (Gibraltar), dies in battle 1606 Event Spanish troops under Spinola occupies fort Rhine birch 1605 Event Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk 1605 Event Spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen 1604 Event Spanish army under Spinola recaptures Oostende 1604 Event Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice 1604 Event Spanish garrison of Aardenburg surrenders to Mauritius 1602 Birthday Maria de Jesus de Agreda, Maria Coronel, Spanish franciscan 1602 Event Battle at Kinsale, Ireland: English army beats Spanish 1602 Event Spanish force in Ireland surrender to the English at Kinsdale 1601 Event Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius 1601 Event Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius 1601 Birthday Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor, Cathedral Granada 1601 Birthday Baltasar Gracian, born in Belmonte, Aragon, Spain, Spanish Baroque prose writer, wrote 'El heroe' or 'The Hero', 'El politico', or 'The Politician', 'El discreto', 'The Discreet One', exiled for 'Criticon', or 'Faultfinder' 1600 Event Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army 1600 Death Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59 1600 Birthday Pedro Calderon de la Barca, born in Madrid, Spain, writer, dramatist, Spanish Golden Age, works include, 'La vida es sueno', or, 'Life is a Dream' 1599 Birthday Ottavio Piccolomini, Italian/Spanish marshal 1598 Event Spanish troops under of Bernardino de Mendoza conquer Doetinchem 1598 Event Spanish general strategist Bernardino de Mendoza occupies fort Rhine 1598 Event Spanish king Philip II receives sacraments 1598 Event Spanish theater plays "Moros y Los Cristianos" in Rio Grande 1598 Event 1st theater performance in America (Spanish comedy-Rio Grande) 1597 Death Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies 1596 Event King Philip II devalues Spanish currency 1596 Event Spanish fleet sails from Lisbon to Ireland 1591 Death Juan de la Cruz, de Yepes, Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies 1591 Event Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English 1591 Event Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius 1589 Event Spanish troops conquer Geertruidenberg 1588 Event Medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander 1588 Event Medemblik surrenders to Spanish army 1588 Event Sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada 1588 Event English assault on Spanish Armada 1588 Event Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors 1588 Event English Admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada 1588 Event English fleet beats Spanish Armada 1588 Event Attacking Spanish Armada defeated and scattered by English defenders 1588 Event Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I 1588 Event English fleet defeats Spanish armada 1588 Event Admiral Howard beats Spanish Armada 1588 Event Spanish Armada heavily destroyed in storm at Coruna 1588 Event Spanish Armada sails from Lisbon to England 1588 Event Spanish Aramada under Medina-Sidonia departs Lisbon to invade England 1588 Event Spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England 1588 Death Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies 1588 Birthday Jose Ribera, Spanish painter 1587 Event Spanish troops conquer Lock 1587 Event Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain and sinks Spanish fleet 1586 Birthday Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona 1586 Event Battle at Boxum: Spanish troops under Tassis beat state army 1585 Event Spanish army under Tassis beats Amerongen Staatse troops 1585 Death Caspar de Robles, Spanish viceroy of Frisia, dies at about 57 1584 Event Spanish army leader Richebourg conquerors Liefkenshoek, Belgium 1583 Event Spanish and Walloon troops conquer Dunkerk 1582 Event Spanish Netherlands/Denmark/Norway adopt Gregorian calendar 1582 Death Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies 1582 Death Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint 1580 Event Spanish troops lands in Ireland 1580 Event Francis Drake with Spanish treasure returns to England 1580 Birthday Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish Writer 1580 Death Baltazar Alvarez, Spanish jesuit/writer, dies at 47 1580 Event Battle at Hardenberg: Spanish troops beat rebels 1580 Event Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange 1579 Death Juan de Juanes, Vicente J Maeip, Spanish relig painter, dies at 56 1579 Event Artois/Henegouwen/French-Flanders sign Treaty/Peace of Parma recognizing Spanish duke van Parma as land guardian 1578 Death Don Juan d'Austria, Spanish land guardian of Netherlands, dies at 31 1578 Death Juan de Escobedo, secretary of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered 1577 Event Spanish army/German mercenaries conquer Namur 1577 Event Spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict" 1576 Event Spanish defeat Walloons and take Antwerp Belgium 1576 Event Spanish troops occupies and plunder Maastricht 1576 Event Dutch provinces begin consultation about Spanish existence 1576 Event Muitende Spanish troops conquer Aalst 1576 Event Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea 1576 Event Spanish army under Mondragon conquerors Zierik sea 1575 Event Spanish troops conquer Oudewater, almost all inhabitants died 1575 Event Spanish viceroy Gilles of Hierges attacks Oudewater 1575 Event Spanish troops conquer Buren 1574 Event Fleet under Admiral Boisot seize Spanish 1574 Event Storm breaks Leiden dike; drowns 20,000 Spanish soldiers 1574 Event Spanish garrison of Middelburg Netherlands surrenders 1574 Event Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer and Jisp Netherlands 1574 Event Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet 1573 Event Battle of South Seas - Dutch rebels beat Spanish navy 1573 Event Spanish attack Alkmaar 1573 Death Spanish prince of Eboli, dies 1573 Event Haarlem surrenders after 7 months to Spanish army 1572 Event Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands 1572 Event Spanish army beats Geuzen fleet under Admiral Lumey 1572 Event Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem 1572 Event Spanish troops attack Maastricht 1572 Event Spanish army under Alva's son Don Frederik plunders Mechelen 1572 Event Spanish army occupies/plunders/destroys Mechelen 1572 Event Battle at Saint-Ghislain: Spanish army beats The Genlis' mercenaries 1572 Event Spanish co-land guardian duke of Medinaceli arrives in Lock 1571 Event Spanish troops occupy Manila 1570 Event Battles between Spanish troops and followers of sultan Suleiman 1570 Event Spanish viceroy Alva banishes Zutphen City's only physician, Joost Sweiter, "because he is a Jew" 1569 Death Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer 1568 Death Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23 1568 Event Battle on Eems: Dutch Water garrison beats Spanish 1568 Event Battle at Heiligerlee: Dutch rebels beat Spanish, 100s killed 1567 Event Battle at Oosterweel: Spanish troops destroy Geuzenleger 1566 Event Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva 1566 Death Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 1565 Event 1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms 1565 Event Spanish occupier Estacio de Sa founds Rio de Janeiro 1564 Event Spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente 1562 Death Petrus van Alcantara, Spanish Franciscan saint, dies 1562 Birthday Lope de Vega, Spanish Playwright 1561 Event King Philip II of Spain forbids Spanish settlements in Florida 1560 Event Spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht 1560 Event Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli 1560 Event Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois 1559 Event 5 Spanish ships sinks in storm off Tampa, about 600 die 1559 Event Spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic 1559 Event Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay,Fla 1558 Birthday Thomas Kyd, English dramatist, Spanish Tragedy 1558 Death Alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies 1556 Death Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 1556 Death Saint Ignatius, Spanish Saint 1555 Death Thomas Villanova, Spanish saint/archbishop of Valencia, dies 1555 Event Siena surrenders for Spanish troops 1553 Death Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy 1552 Event Siena drives Spanish troops out of Verdun 1551 Birthday Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Netherlands lawyer/historian/theologist 1547 Birthday Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish Novelist 1547 Death Hernan Cortes, Spanish general defeated Aztec Indians 1547 Birthday Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer, Don Quioxite 1547 Birthday Jan of Austria, Spanish military man/land guardian of the Netherland 1546 Death Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies 1545 Death Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies 1545 Birthday Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II 1542 Death Diego de Almagro, Spanish captain-general of Peru, beheaded 1542 Birthday Juan de la Cruz, de Yepes, Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint 1541 Death Francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer, murdered in Lima 1541 Death Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish occupier, dies at about 56 1541 Death Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru, assassinated in Lima 1540 Death Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 1539 Event Spanish explorer Fernando de Soto discovers Florida 1539 Birthday Sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer 1538 Event Battle at Preveza: Turkish fleet under Barbarossa beats Spanish 1538 Death Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63 1536 Death Garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish poet/diplomat, dies in battle 1534 Event Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish 1534 Birthday Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit and missionary, Brazilian Tupi-Indians 1533 Death Atahualpa, last Inca King of Peru, murdered by Spanish conquerors 1531 Death Fernan Perez de Oliva, Spanish poet (Dignity of Man), dies at 37 1528 Event Spanish fleet sinks in Florida hurricane; about 380 die 1527 Event Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance 1526 Death Lucas Vazquez de Ayllo, Spanish colonialist (settles SC), dies 1526 Death Juan Sebasti n Cano, Spanish explorer, dies 1526 Event King Francois I returns Spanish captivity to France 1524 Event Spanish troops give Milan to France 1522 Event Spanish navigator Juan de Elcano returns to Spain, completes 1st circumnavigation of globe, expedition begins under Ferdinand Magellan 1522 Event Treaty of Brussels: Habsburgers split into Spanish/Austrian Branches 1521 Event Battle at Milan: Emperor Karel V's/pontifical/Spanish/German troops beat France and occupy Milan 1521 Event Spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs 1521 Death Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded 1520 Event Spanish conquerors under Cortes take gold from Aztecs 1517 Death Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Spanish conquistador/admiral, beheaded at 41 1515 Death Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies 1515 Birthday Theresa of Avila, Spanish mystic writer/saint 1515 Birthday Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Saint 1515 Birthday Saint Teresa, Spanish Saint 1513 Death Alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curaeao and Bonaire), dies 1512 Event Battle at Ravenna: France under Gaston de Foix beat Spanish Army 1507 Birthday Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Netherlands, 1566-73 1503 Event Battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France 1503 Event Battle at Garigliano, Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France 1503 Death Alexander VI, Rodrigo de Borja, Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies 1503 Event Battle at Cerignalo: Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France 1496 Event Emperor Maximiliaans daughter marries Spanish crown prince Johan of Aragon/Philip de Blank marries Johanna "the Waanzinnige" of Aragon 1493 Event Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain and Portugal 1492 Event 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus 1492 Birthday Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory, humanist and reformer 1491 Birthday Saint Ignatius, Spanish Saint 1485 Birthday Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII 1479 Death Johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies 1458 Death Inigo Lopez de Mendoza, Spanish marquis of Santillana/poet, dies 1455 Birthday Joao II, the perfect, King of Portugal, 1481 - 1495, took in Spanish Jews 1446 Death Clemens VIII, Aegyd Munoz, Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies 1431 Birthday Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope, 1492 - 1503 1423 Death Benedict XIII, Pedro the Luna, Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies 1367 Death Egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57 1275 Death Raymundus of Penafort, Spanish church law scholar, dies 1249 Death Peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies 1212 Event French and Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo 1073 Death Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies 694 Event Spanish King Egica accuses Jews of aiding Moslems/sentenced to slavery 395 Death Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49 388 Death Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed
