2024 in Spain

Spain-related events during the year of 2024

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Incumbents

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

30 January–3 February – Benidorm Fest 2024 (1st semifinal)^[2]^[3]
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]
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, María Begoña Gómez after accusations by a right-wing legal platform.^[10] On 29 April, Sánchez withdraws his considerations.^[11]
3 May – The Spanish government revokes a national award given out since 2011 for bullfighting.^[12]
12 May – 2024 Catalan regional election: Catalans are called to the polls to elect the new Parliament of Catalonia.^[13]

Holidays

Source:^[14]

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

Deaths

January

2 January:
- Carmen Valero, 68, Olympic middle-distance runner (1976).^[15]
- Ángel Castellanos, 71, Spanish footballer (Valencia, Granada, national team).^[16]
3 January – Arévalo, 76, Spanish comedian and actor (Moscow Gold).^[17]
6 January – Pablo Varela Server, 81, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Panamá (2004–2019).^[18]
7 January – Arnold Taraborrelli, 92, American-Spanish choreographer.^[19]
8 January – Ventura Pons, 78, film director (Anita Takes a Chance, Food of Love).^[20]
9 January – Santiago López Valdivielso, 73, politician and businessman, director-general of the Civil Guard (1996–2004) and deputy (1986–1996).^[21]
10 January – César Alierta, 78, telecommunications executive, CEO of Telefónica (2000–2016).^[22]
12 January – Luis García Mosquera, 77, footballer (Deportivo La Coruña, Getafe Deportivo).^[23]
13 January:
- Miguel Barroso Ayats, 70, journalist (El País) and political advisor, secretary of state for press (2004–2005).^[24]
- Juli Mira, 74, actor (The Sea, Voices in the Night, The 7th Day).^[25]
- Laureano Rubial, 76, footballer (Real Zaragoza, Pontevedra, UP Langreo).^[26]
14 January:
- Ricardo Alós, 92, footballer (Sporting de Gijón, Valencia, Real Murcia).^[27]
- Luís Torras, 111, painter.^[28]
15 January:
- Carles Falcón, 45, rally driver (2024 Dakar Rally).^[29]
- Anita Sirgo, 93, trade unionist and anti-Francoist militant (Asturian miners' strike of 1962).^[30]
16 January: José Lifante, 80, actor (Spanish Fly, Butterfly on the Shoulder, National Heritage)^[31]
18 January: Trini Tinturé, 88, cartoonist and illustrator.^[32]
19 January:
- Ester Xargay Melero, 63, poet, video artist and translator.^[33]
- José Antonio Jiménez Jiménez, 71, boxer, European featherweight champion (1973–1975).^[34]
22 January: Martí, 68–69, comics artist.^[35]
24 January: Ángel María de Pablos, 81, journalist (El Mundo, El Norte de Castilla), poet and writer.^[36]
26 January: Josep Alegre i Vilas, 83, Roman Catholic monk, abbot of the Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet (1998–2015).^[37]
27 January: Eugenio Nasarre, 77, politician and civil servant, director general of RTVE (1982) and deputy (2000–2015).^[38]
29 January: Louis Colombani, 92, French politician.^[39]

February

2 February: Lorenzo Olarte Cullen, 91, politician, president of the Canary Islands (1988–1991).^[40]
3 February: Ángel Franco Martínez, 85, football referee.^[41]

References

^ "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.
^ "Catalans vote in election to gauge force of separatist movement, degree of reconciliation with Spain". AP News. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Muere el árbitro que se apellidaba igual que Franco y cambió para siempre el arbitraje". www.larazon.es (in Spanish). 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.