Events in the year 1992 in Spain.
Incumbents Monarch – Juan Carlos I Prime Minister of Spain – Felipe González Márquez
Events 1 January The year of Madrid as European Capital of Culture year begins. The year of the celebrations for the Columbus Quincentenary begins. 6 February A car bombing in Madrid kills 5 people and injuries a further 7. 13 March The 7th Goya Awards are held at the Palacio de Congresos de Madrid. 15 March A regional election is held in Catalonia to elect the 4th Parliament of the autonomous community. 14 April The Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line, the first high-speed rail in Spain, is inaugurated. 20 April Seville Expo '92, a six-month universal exhibition, opens in Seville. 21 April Commercial AVE high-speed rail service operated by Renfe begins between Madrid and Seville. 27 April–17 May The 1992 Vuelta a España is held between Jerez de la Frontera and Madrid and Tony Rominger wins the race. 9 May "" performed by Serafín Zubiri representing Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 finishes 14th with 37 points. 20 May FC Barcelona wins the European Cup final at Wembley Stadium, in London. It is the first time the club has won the trophy; they achieved it with a 1–0 win in extra time over Italian champions Sampdoria, with Ronald Koeman scoring the only goal of the game. 7 June The 1991–92 La Liga season ends, with FC Barcelona as the winner. 27 June The 1992 Copa del Rey final is held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid with Atlético Madrid winning the cup after beating Real Madrid CF. 17–19 July The 1992 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics are held at the Estadio Olímpico de La Cartuja in Seville. 23–24 July The 2nd Ibero-American Summit is held in Madrid. 25 July The 1992 Summer Olympics are inaugurated with an opening ceremony at the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona. 9 August The 1992 Summer Olympics ended with a closing ceremony at the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona. The Spanish team at the games had won twenty-two medals (thirteen gold, seven silver, and two bronze). 29 August–2 September The 1992 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are held in Valencia. 3 September–14 September The 1992 Summer Paralympics are held in Barcelona. The Spanish team at the games wins 120 medals (39 gold, 32 silver, and 49 bronze). 12 October The Seville Expo '92 closes after receiving more than 41 million visitors. 5–8 November The 1992 World Cup (men's golf) is held at the Real Club La Moraleja in Madrid. 19–22 November The 1992 World Karate Championships are held in Granada. 3 December The Aegean Sea tanker oil spill occurred in A Coruña. 5 December The OTI Festival 1992 is held at the Teatro Principal in Valencia. "" performed by representing Spain wins the festival.
Popular culture Film See List of Spanish films of 1992
Television Television series, La granja ends.
Literature Corazón tan blanco (A Heart So White) by Javier Marías
Notable births 1 January - Iván Balliu, footballer 3 January – Jon Aurtenetxe, footballer 8 January – Koke, footballer 11 January – Daniel Carvajal, footballer 12 January – Sergio Juste Marín, footballer 23 January – Sergio Álvarez Díaz, footballer 5 February – Cristóbal Gil Martín, footballer 12 February - Edgar Badia, footballer 13 February – Kevin Lacruz, footballer 10 March – Pablo Espinosa, actor, singer, and musician 16 March – Albert Dalmau, footballer 20 March – Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino, tennis player 21 March – Jordi Amat, footballer 27 March – Julián Luque Conde, footballer 28 March – Sergi Gómez, footballer 21 April – Isco, footballer 11 May – Pablo Sarabia, footballer 17 June – Adrián Cañas, footballer 29 June – Aitor Casas Luceño, footballer 3 July - Nathalia Ramos, actress and singer 5 July - Alberto Moreno, footballer 7 July – Víctor Arteaga, basketball player 18 August - Néstor Albiach, football player 25 August – Borja González, footballer 19 September – Javier Espinosa, footballer 15 October – Alejandro Fernández Iglesias, footballer 3 November – Sara Hurtado, ice dancer 18 November - Asier Barahona, footballer 14 December - Marina Agoues, footballer 17 December - Abdón Prats, footballer
Notable deaths 18 March – Antonio Molina, singer (born 1928) 2 April - Juanito, footballer (born 1954; road accident)La muerte de Juanito conmociona al fútbol español (Juanito's death sends shock waves through Spanish football); El País, 3 April 1992 26 April - Luis Rosales, poet and essayist (born 1910) 2 July - Camarón de la Isla, flamenco singer (born 1950) 21 August - Isidro Lángara, football player and manager (born 1912) 25 September - César Manrique, artist, sculptor, architect and activist (born 1919). 4 November - José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, film director (born 1911)
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