2013 in Spain

Events of 2013 in Spain

Incumbents Monarch: Juan Carlos I Prime Minister: Mariano Rajoy

Regional presidents

Andalusia: José Antonio Griñán (until 5 September), Susana Díaz (starting 5 September) Aragón: Luisa Fernanda Rudi Asturias: Javier Fernandez Balearic Islands: José Ramón Bauzá Basque Country: Iñigo Urkullu Canary Islands: Paulino Rivero Cantabria: Ignacio Diego Castilla–La Mancha: María Dolores de Cospedal Castile and León: Juan Vicente Herrera Catalonia: Artur Mas Extremadura: José Antonio Monago Galicia: Alberto Núñez Feijóo La Rioja: Pedro Sanz Community of Madrid: Ignacio Gonzalez Region of Murcia: Ramón Luis Valcárcel Navarre: Yolanda Barcina Valencian Community: Alberto Fabra Ceuta: Juan Jesús Vivas Melilla: Juan José Imbroda

Events

30 January – The Spanish newspaper El País publishes accounting information - which will be known as Bárcenas affair - revealing the alleged payment of bonuses to the Spanish People's Party leaders from undeclared contributions from businesses. 12 May--Nico Rosberg - a German/Finish driver for Mercedes-Benz in Formula One won the forty-third running of the Spanish Gran Prix-held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Spanish driver Fernando Alonso finished fifth. 8 July – Nine people have died and 21 were injured after a bus careered off the road near the central town of Avila. 24 July – The Santiago de Compostela derailment kills seventy seven. September – Miss Universe Spain 2013 28 October – A gas leak at a coal mine has killed six people and left five injured.

Births in 2013

January 22 – Milan Piqué, son of Shakira & Gerard Piqué

Deaths in 2013

January 6 Jon Ander López, 36, Spanish footballer, heart attack. Enrique Meneses, 83, Spanish photographer. January 8 – Manuel Mota, 46, Spanish fashion designer, suicide. January 12 – Anna Lizaran, 68, Spanish actress, cancer. February 9 – Leonardo Polo, 87, Spanish philosopher.Fallece a los 87 años Leonardo Polo, catedrático de la UN, diariodenavarra.es, 9 February 2013 February 10 – Eugenio Trías Sagnier, 70, Spanish philosopher.Fallece Eugenio Trías, creador del concepto de la «filosofía al límite» (Spanish), lavozdegalicia.es March 2 – Francesca Forrellad, 85, Spanish writer, aneurysm.Mor l'escriptora Francesca Forrellad als 86 anys per un aneurisma March 28 – Manuel García Ferré, 83, Spanish cartoonist, complications of heart surgery. April 2 – Jesús Franco, 82, Spanish filmmaker. April 3 – Mariví Bilbao, 83, Spanish actress (La que se avecina, Aquí no hay quien viva), natural causes.Mariví Bilbao Dies: Spanish Actress Lived To 83; How Did She Die? May 7 – Joseba Larrinaga, 45, Spanish Paralympic athlete.La Diputacion expresa su pesar por la muerte de Larrinaga y exige respeto hacia los ciclistas que circulan por carretera May 9 – Ramón Blanco, 61, Spanish football player and manager (RCD Mallorca, Cadiz), cerebral infarction.Muere a los 61 años Ramón Blanco, exentrenador del Cádiz June 6 – Rafael Marquina, 91, Spanish architect.Rafael Marquina, diseñador de la estirpe de los inventores June 9 – Elías Querejeta, 78, Spanish film producer.Elías Querejeta, 78, Producer of Major Spanish Films, Dies July 4 – Javier Artiñano, 70, Spanish film costume designer. July 10 – Concha García Campoy, 54, Spanish radio and television journalist, leukemia.adiós a Concha García Campoy August 4 – Inmaculada Cruz, 52, Spanish politician, member of the Senate (since 2011).La Ejecutiva Federal del PSOE lamenta la muerte de Inmaculada Cruz September 1 – Manuel Andrés, 83, Spanish writer and actor.El actor Manuel Andrés fallece a los 83 años October 3 – Ángeles Santos Torroella, 101, Spanish painter. October 11 – María de Villota, 33, Spanish racing driver. November 7 – Amparo Rivelles, 88, Spanish actress.Fallece Amparo Rivelles December 1 – Alfonso Armada, 93, Spanish general, co-leader of 1981 failed coup d'état.Muere el general Alfonso Armada, condenado a 30 años por el 23-F December 2 – Antonio Ansola, 82, Spanish footballer.Fallece Antonio Ansola December 4 - Joana Raspall i Juanola, 100, Spanish writer and librarianJoana Raspall i Juanola

See also 2013 in Spanish television List of Spanish films of 2013

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