2024 in Spain
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Events in the year 2024 in Spain.
Incumbents[edit]
- Monarch – Felipe VI[1]
- Prime Minister – Pedro Sánchez
- President of the Congress of Deputies – Francina Armengol
- President of the Senate – Pedro Rollán
- President of the Supreme Court – Francisco Marín Castán (acting)
- President of the Constitutional Court – Cándido Conde-Pumpido
- Attorney General –Álvaro García Ortiz
- Chief of the Defence Staff – Teodoro Esteban López Calderón
- Sánchez II Government
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 30 January–3 February – Benidorm Fest 2024 (1st semifinal)[2][3]
February[edit]
- 3 February – 16th Gaudí Awards in Barcelona, Catalonia[4]
- 9 February – Two police officers are killed and two more are injured after a speedboat suspected of belonging to drug smugglers smashes into their patrol craft in the port of Barbate, Andalusia.[5]
- 10 February – 38th Goya Awards in Valladolid, Castile and León[6]
- 22 February – 2024 València residential complex fire: At least 10 people are killed in a fire at a 14-storey residential building in Valencia.[7]
- 28 February – An investigation is launched into a corruption scandal involving several political figures and allies of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.[8]
April[edit]
- 20 April – Protests occur in Tenerife, Canary Islands, against mass tourism in the Canary Islands which is allegedly increasing house prices for locals.[9]
- 24 April – Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says that he is considering resigning from office after the launch of a judicial investigation into his wife, Begoña Gómez after accusations by a right-wing legal platform.[10] On 29 April, Sánchez withdraws his considerations.[11]
May[edit]
- 3 May – The Spanish government revokes a national award given out since 2011 for bullfighting.[12]
- 12 May – 2024 Catalan regional election: The PSC emerges as the largest party in the Parliament of Catalonia at the expense of separatist parties, who lose their majority.[13]
- 21 May – Spain recalls its ambassador in Argentina after President Javier Milei makes disparaging remarks against Pedro Sánchez and Begoña Gómez during Milei's visit to Spain.[14]
- 22 May – The governments of Norway, Ireland, and Spain announce they will recognise the State of Palestine as a sovereign state starting 28 May, calling for a two-state solution. In response, Israel recalls its ambassadors to these countries.[15]
- 23 May – Four people are killed and 16 others are injured after a building housing a restaurant collapses in Palma de Mallorca.[16]
- 27 May – Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez signs a bilateral security pact with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and pledges €1 billion (US$1.1 billion) of military aid to Ukraine.[17]
- 28 May – The government officially recognises the State of Palestine, after declaring their intention to do so on May 22.[18]
- 30 May – The Congress of Deputies votes 177-172 to pass a bill granting amnesty for Catalan separatists involved in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum and the ensuing Catalan declaration of independence and political crisis.[19]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[20]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- 28 March - Maundy Thursday
- 29 March - Good Friday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - International Workers' Day
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 12 October - National Day of Spain
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 6 December – Constitution Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Art and entertainment[edit]
- List of 2024 box office number-one films in Spain
- List of Spanish films of 2024
- 38th Goya Awards
- Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Deaths[edit]
January[edit]
- 2 January:
- Carmen Valero, 68, Olympic middle-distance runner (1976).[21]
- Ángel Castellanos, 71, Spanish footballer (Valencia, Granada, national team).[22]
- 3 January – Arévalo, 76, Spanish comedian and actor (Moscow Gold).[23]
- 6 January – Pablo Varela Server, 81, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Panamá (2004–2019).[24]
- 7 January – Arnold Taraborrelli, 92, American-Spanish choreographer.[25]
- 8 January – Ventura Pons, 78, film director (Anita Takes a Chance, Food of Love).[26]
- 9 January – Santiago López Valdivielso, 73, politician and businessman, director-general of the Civil Guard (1996–2004) and deputy (1986–1996).[27]
- 10 January – César Alierta, 78, telecommunications executive, CEO of Telefónica (2000–2016).[28]
- 12 January – Luis García Mosquera, 77, footballer (Deportivo La Coruña, Getafe Deportivo).[29]
- 13 January:
- Miguel Barroso Ayats, 70, journalist (El País) and political advisor, secretary of state for press (2004–2005).[30]
- Juli Mira, 74, actor (The Sea, Voices in the Night, The 7th Day).[31]
- Laureano Rubial, 76, footballer (Real Zaragoza, Pontevedra, UP Langreo).[32]
- 14 January:
- Ricardo Alós, 92, footballer (Sporting de Gijón, Valencia, Real Murcia).[33]
- Luís Torras, 111, painter.[34]
- 15 January:
- Carles Falcón, 45, rally driver (2024 Dakar Rally).[35]
- Anita Sirgo, 93, trade unionist and anti-Francoist militant (Asturian miners' strike of 1962).[36]
- 16 January: José Lifante, 80, actor (Spanish Fly, Butterfly on the Shoulder, National Heritage)[37]
- 18 January: Trini Tinturé, 88, cartoonist and illustrator.[38]
- 19 January:
- Ester Xargay Melero, 63, poet, video artist and translator.[39]
- José Antonio Jiménez Jiménez, 71, boxer, European featherweight champion (1973–1975).[40]
- 22 January: Martí, 68–69, comics artist.[41]
- 24 January: Ángel María de Pablos, 81, journalist (El Mundo, El Norte de Castilla), poet and writer.[42]
- 26 January: Josep Alegre i Vilas, 83, Roman Catholic monk, abbot of the Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet (1998–2015).[43]
- 27 January: Eugenio Nasarre, 77, politician and civil servant, director general of RTVE (1982) and deputy (2000–2015).[44]
- 29 January: Louis Colombani, 92, French politician.[45]
February[edit]
- 2 February: Lorenzo Olarte Cullen, 91, politician, president of the Canary Islands (1988–1991).[46]
- 3 February: Ángel Franco Martínez, 85, football referee.[47]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Felipe VI | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Fechas del Benidorm Fest 2024: Las Semifinales serán el 30 de enero y el 1 de febrero, y la Final será el 3 de febrero" [Benidorm Fest 2024 dates: The Semifinals will be on January 30 and February 1, and the Final will be on February 3]. FormulaTV (in Spanish). 26 July 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Álvarez, Jesús (23 October 2023). "Los candidatos del Benidorm Fest 2024 se presentarán en el Teatro Alameda a las 18:30 el próximo 11 de noviembre" [The Benidorm Fest 2024 contestants will be presented at the Alameda Theatre at 18:30 on 11 November]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Los Premios Gaudí 2024 se otorgarán el 3 de febrero teniendo en cuenta código de conducta" [The 2024 Gaudí Awards will be awarded on February 3 taking into account the code of conduct]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "2 Spanish police officers die when their patrol craft is smashed by a suspected drug boat". AP News. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Los Premios Goya 2024 ya tienen fecha para celebrarse en Valladolid" [The 2024 Goya Awards already have a date to be held in Valladolid]. Cinemanía (in Spanish). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ "Forensic police find a 10th body in the charred remnants of a Spanish apartment building". Associated Press. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Todos los nombres investigados en el caso Koldo... y otros actores salpicados" (in Spanish). 20Minutos. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Thousands protest in Spain's Canary Islands over mass tourism". Reuters. 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Spain's prime minister says he will consider resigning after wife is targeted by judicial probe". AP News. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Spain's Prime Minister Sánchez says he'll continue in office after days of reflection". AP News. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Spain scraps national bullfighting prize sparking debate". France 24. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain's pro-union Socialists win regional elections". Associated Press. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Spain withdraws its ambassador to Argentina over comments made by President Milei". Associated Press. 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Ireland, Norway, and Spain to recognise Palestinian state next week". BBC News. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "The collapse of a building on Spain's Mallorca island leaves 4 people dead, officials say". Associated Press. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Spain pledges 1 billion euros of military aid to Ukraine in 2024". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Spain to recognise Palestinian state in 'historic' decision". euronews. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Spain passes amnesty law for Catalan nationalists". BBC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Spain Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Muere Carmen Valero, doble campeona mundial de campo a través". MARCA (in Spanish). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ S.L, EDICIONES PLAZA. "#VCF | Fallece Ángel Castellanos, pieza clave en el Valencia CF de Kempes". Plaza Deportiva (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Muere el humorista Arévalo a los 76 años". ElHuffPost (in Spanish). 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Bishop Pablo Varela Server [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Muere a los 92 años Arnold Taraborrelli, gran maestro de actores". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 7 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Belinchón, Gregorio (8 January 2024). "Muere a los 78 años el director Ventura Pons, figura clave del cine catalán". El País (in Spanish).
- ^ "Muere el ex director de la Guardia Civil Santiago López Valdivielso a los 73 años". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Tella, Raúl Gascón (10 January 2024). "Fallece César Alierta, expresidente de Teléfonica y expropietario del Real Zaragoza". Aragón Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Fallece Luis «El Chato», icono del Deportivo de los años 60 y 70". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Agencias (13 January 2024). "Muere Miguel Barroso a los 70 años, ex secretario de Estado de Comunicación con Zapatero". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Alicante, Diario de (13 January 2024). "Muere el actor alcoyano Juli Mira". Diario de Alicante (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Aragón, Heraldo de (13 January 2024). "Muere Laureano Rubial, el '7' de los Zaraguayos del Real Zaragoza de los 70". heraldo.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Valencia, Actualidad (14 January 2024). "Muere Ricardo Alós, goleador del Valencia CF en los 50". Actualidad Valencia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Leyenda, Alberto (15 January 2024). "Muere a los 111 años el pintor vigués Luis Torras". Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Cámara, Por Millán (15 January 2024). "Muere el piloto español Carles Falcón tras su grave accidente en el Dakar". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Fallece Anita Sirgo, referente del PCE asturiano y defensora de la libertad". www.publico.es. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Muere a los 80 años el actor catalán José Lifante". Onda Vasca (in Spanish). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Boix, Arnau (19 January 2024). "Trini Tinturé, pionera en la il·lustració de còmics per a infants". El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Palau, Maria (19 January 2024). "Mor la poeta Ester Xargay als 63 anys". El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Campo, Pilar (19 January 2024). "Muere 'Gitano' Jiménez, el asturiano que consiguió el título de campeón de boxeo más joven de Europa de peso pluma". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Jiménez (@Vinetabocadillo), Jesús (22 January 2024). "Muere Martí, mítico dibujante de 'El Víbora' y creador de 'Taxista' o 'Dr. Vértigo'". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Muere Ángel María de Pablos a los 81 años: una figura cultural única en Valladolid". El Español (in Spanish). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Press, Europa (26 January 2024). "Muere a los 83 años Josep Alegre, abad emérito del Monasterio de Poblet (Tarragona)". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Muere Eugenio Nasarre, secretario general de Educación durante el Gobierno de Aznar". abc (in Spanish). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Dalaine, Mathieu (30 January 2024). "L'ancien député du Var Louis Colombani est décédé". Var-Matin (in French). Toulon. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ CANARIAS7 (3 February 2024). "Muere Olarte, el político que inventó el centro canario". Canarias7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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