2014 in Spain

Events of 2014 in Spain.

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Incumbents

• Monarch: Juan Carlos I (abdicated 19 June), Felipe VI^[1]
• Prime Minister: Mariano Rajoy

Regional presidents

• Andalusia: Susana Díaz
• 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 (until 10 April), Alberto Garre (starting 10 April)
• Navarre: Yolanda Barcina
• Valencian Community: Alberto Fabra
• Ceuta: Juan Jesús Vivas
• Melilla: Juan José Imbroda

Events

January

March for Dignity in Plaza de Colón, Madrid

• 3 January – the 75th anniversary of the Agencia EFE.
• 7 January – The infanta Cristina of Spain is charged by the judge hearing the Nóos case, with money laundering and tax crimes.^[2][3]
• 11 January – About 110,000 people march peacefully through Bilbao, demanding Basque independence and freedom for more than 600 ETA prisoners.^[4][5]
• 16 January – The socialist political party Podemos is founded by political academics amidst the 15-M Movement.

February

• 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

• 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

• 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.^[6][7] 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.^[8]

July

• 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

• 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

• 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

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