Events in the year 1879 in
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 ...
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Incumbents
*Monarch:
Alfonso XII
Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo de Borbón y Borbón; 28 November 185725 November 1885), also known as ''El Pacificador'' (Spanish: the Peacemaker), was King of Spain from 29 D ...
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Prime Minister
A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...
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Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (8 February 18288 August 1897) was a Spanish people, Spanish politician and historian known principally for serving six terms as Spanish Prime Minister, prime minister and his overarching role as "architect" of the ...
Events
*April 20 -
Spanish general election, 1879
Births
*February 20 -
Pedro Muñoz Seca
*August 14 -
Marcelino Valentín Gamazo
*November 14 -
Antonio Escobar Huertas
Antonio Escobar Huerta (14 November 1879 – 8 February 1940) was a Spanish military officer.
Biography
Escobar was a Catholic and a conservative. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he was a colonel of the Spanish Civil Guard in the cit ...
Deaths
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Juan de Zavala, 1st Marquis of Sierra Bullones
References
{{Year in Europe, 1879
1870s in Spain