2014 in Spain explained

Events of 2014 in Spain.

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

Events

January

• 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.

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.
• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile: Spain's King Felipe VI . BBC News . 29 August 2023.
2. News: Manresa. Andreu. 2014-01-08. La Infanta, imputada por segunda vez. es. El País. 2020-12-01. 1134-6582.
3. News: 2016-01-11. Spain's Princess Cristina tried for fraud. en-GB. BBC News. 2020-12-01.
4. News: 110,000 march in Spain's Basque country . SBS . 12 January 2014.
5. News: Huge march in Spain after ban on ETA prisoner rally . BBC News . 11 January 2014.
6. News: Spain's King Juan Carlos abdicates . Reuters . Fiona Ortiz . 2 June 2014.
7. News: King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicates . BBC News . 2 June 2014.
8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27918094 "King Felipe VI calls for 'new Spain' as he is sworn in", BBC News