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Events of 2014 in Spain

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

January[edit]

March for Dignity in Plaza de Colón, Madrid

February[edit]

  • 20 February - 20: Statements made by actor Javier Bardem in Paris during the presentation of a documentary produced by him on the human rights situation in Western Sahara causes a diplomatic row between France and Morocco.

March[edit]

  • 11 March - the 10th anniversary of the 2004 Madrid train bombings
  • 22 March – 101 people are injured and 29 arrested after an anti-austerity march turns violent in Madrid.[citation needed]

June[edit]

  • 2 June – King Juan Carlos announces his intention to abdicate, after nearly 39 years on the throne. His son Felipe, Prince of Asturias, is to succeed him.[5][6] The announcement of the pending abdication is followed by large anti-monarchy demonstrations in Madrid and Barcelona.[citation needed]
  • 19 June - King Juan Carlos I abdicates in favour of his son, King Felipe VI. Felipe is enthroned at the Congress building in Madrid, in a ceremony that does not include coronation. He then travels with his family to the Royal Palace in a Rolls-Royce and appears on the balcony to wave to crowds.[7]
  • 21 June - many events are seen around each of the 17 regional parliaments against economic cuts, which are a result of the crisis afflicting the country since 2008.

July[edit]

  • 9 July - France denies having amended its penal policy by moving 2 ETA convicts to the prison in Mont-de-Marsan; closest to the Basque Country, which was their main region of operation.

November[edit]

  • 9 November - The Catalan people vote in a referendum on whether and how they should exercise self-determination. The unionist government in Madrid does not recognise the authority of the vote.
  • 18 November - UNESCO declares the Camino de Santiago of Spain as a World Heritage Site in Danger.

Deaths[edit]

  • 1 February – Luis Aragonés, 75, footballer and manager
  • 25 February – Paco de Lucía, 66, flamenco composer, guitarist and producer
  • 23 March - Adolfo Suárez, 81, 138th Prime Minister of Spain

See also[edit]

  • 2014 in Spanish television
  • List of Spanish films of 2014

References[edit]

  1. ^ Manresa, Andreu (8 January 2014). "La Infanta, imputada por segunda vez". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Spain's Princess Cristina tried for fraud". BBC News. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ "110,000 march in Spain's Basque country". SBS. 12 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Huge march in Spain after ban on ETA prisoner rally". BBC News. 11 January 2014.
  5. ^ Fiona Ortiz (2 June 2014). "Spain's King Juan Carlos abdicates". Reuters.
  6. ^ "King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicates". BBC News. 2 June 2014.
  7. ^ "King Felipe VI calls for 'new Spain' as he is sworn in", BBC News. Accessed 19 June