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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 1994 Federica Montseny, anarchist and Spanish minister of Health (1936), dies at 80 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 Elena Anaya, born in Palencia, Spain, Spanish actress 1975 Enrique Iglesias, Spanish Musician 1975 Pablo Ruiz, Buenos Aires Arg, spanish singer 1974 Penelope Cruz, Spanish Actress 1973 Pablo Casals, Spanish cellist, conductor and 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 General 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 Rodriguez 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, born in Caracas, Venezuala, spanish singer, Extranjero 1953 Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish General/Minister 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 Manolo Blahnik, Spanish Designer 1942 Tomas Marco, Basque/Spanish composer 1942 Isabel Allende, born in Lima, Peru, writer, novelist, of Spanish and Portuguese descent, wrote 'The House of Spirits', 'City of the Beasts' 1942 Javier Solana, Spanish Politician 1942 Miguel Hernadez Gilabert, Spanish poet (Viento del Pueblo), dies at 31 1941 Don Francisco, Spanish variety show host, Sabado Gigante 1940 Manuel Azana y Diez, Spanish Prime Minister 1932 - 1934, President 1936 - 1939, 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 Captain 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 General 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, General Francisco Franco led uprising 1936 Military uprising under General 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 Remedios Varo, Spanish Artist 1908 Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (Spanish Dancer), dies 1908 Joaquin Maria Nin-Culmell, Berlin Germany, Cuban/Spanish composer 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/U.S. 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, Prime Minister of Spanish Republic, 1936 - 1939 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 - 1975 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, Admiral 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/Field Marshal 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-Admiral 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 1754 Don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, dies 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 Admiral 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 in Bay of Vigo: Netherlands/English fleet destroy Spanish/French fleet 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 American 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/Netherlands/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 1681 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 Pueblo Indians takes possession of Santa Fe from Spanish 1679 Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/Governor 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 Netherlands 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 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 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: Lieutenant Admiral 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 and rebel, dies at 71 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 1601 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 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, born in Madrid, Spain, writer, dramatist, Spanish Golden Age, works include, 'La vida es sueno', or, 'Life is a Dream' 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, 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 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, secretary 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 Netherlands 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 - 1495, 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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