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1978 In Spain
Events in the year 1978 in Spain. Incumbents * Monarch – Juan Carlos I * Prime Minister of Spain – Adolfo Suárez Events * 28 February – CEIM organization is formed in Madrid. * 11 July – Los Alfaques disaster: a truck carrying highly flammable propylene explodes near Los Alfaques seaside campsite killing at least 217 people. * 22 October – An attack in Getxo by the separatist group ETA kills three people. * 6 December – Spanish Constitution of 1978 ratified in a referendum. * 1978 Spanish trade union representative elections Births * 1 July – Alessandra Aguilar, athlete * 6 August – Iñaki Rueda, Formula One engineer * 5 November - Xavier Tondó, cyclist (died 2011) Deaths * 7 September – Ricardo Zamora, footballer (born 1901) References {{Year in Europe, 1978 1978 in Spain Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Spanish Trade Union Representative Elections
Elections of trade union representatives were held across Spain in the first months of 1978.Domínguez, Justo, and Angel Zaragoza. Pactos sociales, sindicatos y patronal en España'. Madrid: Siglo Veintiuno, 1988. pp. 79-80 These were the first democratic union elections in 40 years. According to the state news agency EFE, elections were held in 29,918 companies for a total of 124,579 representative posts during the first three months of 1978 (these figures did however exclude the two largest companies in the country, the railways RENFE and Telefonica). The newly elected company committees (''comités de empresa'') replaced the former ''jurados de empresa'' of the Franco era as the recognized employees' representatives.Köhler, Holm-Detlev. El movimiento sindical en España: transición democrática, regionalismo, modernización económica'. Madrid: Editorial Fundamentos, 1995. p. 131 Contenders Two national trade union centres, CC.OO. (linked to the Communist Party of Spain) and U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 In Spain
Events in the year 1978 in Spain. Incumbents * Monarch – Juan Carlos I * Prime Minister of Spain – Adolfo Suárez Events * 28 February – CEIM organization is formed in Madrid. * 11 July – Los Alfaques disaster: a truck carrying highly flammable propylene explodes near Los Alfaques seaside campsite killing at least 217 people. * 22 October – An attack in Getxo by the separatist group ETA kills three people. * 6 December – Spanish Constitution of 1978 ratified in a referendum. * 1978 Spanish trade union representative elections Births * 1 July – Alessandra Aguilar, athlete * 6 August – Iñaki Rueda, Formula One engineer * 5 November - Xavier Tondó, cyclist (died 2011) Deaths * 7 September – Ricardo Zamora, footballer (born 1901) References {{Year in Europe, 1978 1978 in Spain Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 In Spain ...
Events in the year 1901 in Spain. Incumbents * Monarch: Alfonso XIII * Prime Minister: Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (until 6 March), Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (starting 6 March) Events * May 19: Spanish general election, 1901 * Founding of the socialist newspaper '' La Bandera Roja'' in Castro Urdiales Births * February 3: Ramón J. Sender, novelist (died 1982) * April 1: Francisco Ascaso (died 1936) * May 27: Pedro Garfias (died 1967) * June 29: José Castillo (Spanish Civil War) (died 1936) * October 15: Enrique Jardiel Poncela (died 1952) Deaths * November 29: Francesc Pi i Margall (born 1824) References External links * {{Europe topic, 1901 in 1900s in Spain Years of the 20th century in Spain Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Zamora
Ricardo Zamora Martínez (; 21 January 1901 – 8 September 1978) was a Spanish footballer and manager. He played as a goalkeeper for, among others, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. As an international he played for Spain. As a manager, he won two La Liga titles with Atlético Madrid (then Atlético Aviación) and briefly managed Spain. Club career RCD Espanyol Born in Barcelona, Spain, Zamora began his career as a junior with Universitari SC before signing for Espanyol in 1916, at the age of fifteen, after playing a series of friendly matches with the club. He made his debut for the club on 23 April 1916 against Madrid FC (now Real Madrid CF), keeping a clean sheet in a goalless draw. He then helped Espanyol win the Campionat de Catalunya in 1918. Zamora never had the support of his parents to play football because they wanted him to focus on studying medicine like his father, but his teammates such as Pakán encouraged him to keep playing. But even so, in 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 In Spain
Events of 2011 in Spain. Incumbents * Monarch: Juan Carlos I * Prime Minister: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (until 21 December), Mariano Rajoy (starting 21 December) Regional presidents * Andalusia: José Antonio Griñán * Aragón: Marcelino Iglesias (until 13 July), Luisa Fernanda Rudi (starting 13 July) * Asturias: Vicente Álvarez Areces (until 15 July), Francisco Álvarez-Cascos (starting 15 July) * Balearic Islands: Francesc Antich (until 18 June), José Ramón Bauzá (starting 18 June) * Basque Country: Patxi López * Canary Islands: Paulino Rivero * Cantabria: Miguel Ángel Revilla (until 23 June), Ignacio Diego (starting 23 June) * Castilla–La Mancha: José María Barreda (until 22 June), María Dolores de Cospedal (starting 22 June) * Castile and León: Juan Vicente Herrera * Catalonia: Artur Mas * Extremadura: Guillermo Fernández Vara (until 4 July), José Antonio Monago (starting 4 July) * Galicia: Alberto Núñez Feijóo * La Rioja: Pedro San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Tondó
Xavier Tondo Volpini (5 November 1978 in Valls, Spain – 23 May 2011 in Monachil, Spain) was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who specialized in mountain stages of bicycle races. Death Tondo was killed after being apparently trapped between his own garage door and car, and crushed by the door, while preparing his bicycle for a training ride. Teammate Beñat Intxausti was with him at the time of the accident. To commemorate Xavier Tondo the 100%Tondo sportive is held yearly, starting in Sant Joan les Fonts and finishing in Vallter 2000. Doping refusal In February 2011, it was reported that a pro cyclist had tipped off police about a doping ring. Tondo was later identified as that cyclist. According to the Spanish newspaper ''El País'', Tondo received an email in December 2010, which offered several doping products, including erythropoietin, EPO, human growth hormone, Nandrolone, and Clenbuterol, all at low prices. Tondo gave the email to the police. Major r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iñaki Rueda
Ignacio "Iñaki" Rueda (born 6 August 1978) is a Spanish Formula One engineer who was the Head of Race Strategy and Sporting for Formula One team Scuderia Ferrari from 2021 to 2023. He is now the Sporting Director of Sauber Motorsport AG ahead of their transformation into Audi on campaign, replacing Beat Zehnder. Career Rueda started his career in motorsport when he raced in motocross from 1991 to 1999 while from 1997 to 2003, he was enrolled at the University of Colorado, graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, specialising in Vehicle Dynamics, Controls and Systems. Eager to work in Formula One, Rueda completed a motorsport master's degree at Cranfield University, UK. Shortly after that, he worked for McLaren Electronics but he wanted to work trackside so in 2005, he joined Jordan Grand Prix, as a Systems Engineer. In 2006 he joined the Renault team, in the same role. In 2011, Rueda was appointed Chief Strategist of Lotus F1 Team, a role in which he kept unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandra Aguilar
Alessandra Aguilar Morán (born 1 July 1978 in Lugo) is a Spanish long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. She represented her country in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the World Championships in Athletics the following year and then at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the World Championships following that. Before focusing on the marathon, she competed mainly in cross country running competitions. She represented Spain at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships every year from 2000 to 2010, with the sole exception of 2007. Her best finish was twenty-fourth place at the 2009 edition.Aguilar Alessandra . Retrieved on 2 December 2010. She won a team |
Spanish Constitution Of 1978
The Spanish Constitution () is the supreme law of the Kingdom of Spain. It was enacted after its approval in 1978 in a constitutional referendum; it represents the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy. The current version was approved in 1978, three years after the death of dictator Francisco Franco. There have been dozens of constitutions and constitution-like documents in Spain; however, it is "the first which was not imposed by a party but represented a negotiated compromise among all the major parties". It was sanctioned by King Juan Carlos I on 27 December, before it was published in the (the government gazette of Spain) on 29 December, the date on which it became effective. The promulgation of the constitution marked the climax of the Spanish transition to democracy after the death of general Franco, on 20 November 1975, who ruled over Spain as a military dictator for nearly 40 years. This led to the country undergoing a complex process that included a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monarchy Of Spain
The monarchy of Spain or Spanish monarchy () is the constitutional form of government of Spain. It consists of a hereditary monarch who reigns as the head of state, being the highest office of the country. The Spanish monarchy is constitutionally referred to as The Crown (), and it comprises the reigning monarch, currently King Felipe VI, their family, and the Royal Household, which supports and facilitates the sovereign in the exercise of his duties and prerogatives. The royal family is currently represented by King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, their daughters Leonor, Princess of Asturias, and Infanta Sofía, and the king's parents, King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía. The Spanish Constitution of 1978 re-established a constitutional monarchy as the form of government for Spain after the end of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco and the restoration of democracy in 1977. The 1978 constitution affirmed the role of the King of Spain as the living personification an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ETA (separatist Group)
ETA, an acronym for ("Basque Homeland and Liberty"ETA BASQUE ORGANIZATION 20 October 2011 or "Basque Country and Freedom" in ), was an armed Basque nationalist and far-left [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
