1899 in Spain explained

Events in the year 1899 in Spain.

Incumbents

Monarch — Alfonso XIII, Maria Christina of Austria (Queen regent)
Prime Minister — Práxedes Mateo Sagasta until 7 March, then Francisco Silvela

Events

12 February – The majority of the Kingdom of Spain's remaining territories in the Pacific are sold to the German Empire through the German–Spanish Treaty.^[1]
16 & 30 April – The 1899 Spanish general election is held.
3 May – Francisco Silvela becomes the new Prime Minister of Spain after the resignation on March 7 of Práxedes Sagasta in the wake of Spain's loss of its overseas territories during the Spanish-American War.
22 September – Following a court-martial, Admiral Patricio Montojo, who had surrendered the Philippines to the U.S. to end the Spanish–American War, is relieved of all commands and placed on the reserve list.

Births

18 January – Domingo Sánchez, wrestler (died 1961)
28 January – Luis de Urquijo, 2nd Marquess of Bolarque, diplomat and businessman (died 1975)
29 January – Ángel García Hernández, soldier (died 1930)
30 January – Manuel Quiroga, composer (died 1988)
5 February – Julián Zugazagoitia, journalist and politician (died 1940)
8 February – Camilo Menéndez Tolosa, army general (died 1971)
19 February – Josep Tarradellas, first president of Catalonia (died 1988)
4 March – Emilio Prados, author (died 1962 in Mexico)
5 May – Cèlia Suñol i Pla, author (died 1986)
11 May – Paulino Masip, author (died 1963 in Mexico)
17 May – Carmen de Icaza, 8th Baroness of Claret, author (died 1979)
26 May – Avelino Cachafeiro, musician (died 1972)
30 May – Bernabé López Calle, anarchist militant (died 1949)
4 June – Juan Cazador, poet and artist (died 1956)
19 June – Maria Carratalà i Van den Wouver, musician (died 1984)
9 July – Cirilo Cánovas, politician (died 1973)
2 August – Ernesto Giménez Caballero, author and politician (died 1988)
27 August – Eduardo Torroja, engineer (died 1961)
2 September – Luis Pericot Garcia, archaeologist and historian (died 1978)
25 September – Ricard Lamote de Grignon, composer and conductor (died 1962)
4 October – Fermín Galán, soldier (died 1930)
9 October – Francisco Casanovas, musician (died 1986)
11 October – Mariano Alonso Alonso, military officer (died 1974)
9 November – Francisco Reiguera, actor (died 1969 in Mexico)
15 November – Leopoldo Querol, pianist (died 1985)
18 November – Luis González de Ubieta, naval admiral (died 1950)
7 December – José Bullejos, politician (died 1974 in Mexico)
11 December – Victorina Durán, artist (died 1993)
15 December – Eusebia Palomino Yenes, nun (died 1935)
28 December – Edgar Neville, author and director (died 1976)

Deaths

2 January – Francisco de Cubas, architect and politician (born 1826)
4 June – José de Carvajal y Hué, economist and politician (born 1835)
6 August – Isabel Cheix, author (born 1839)
9 November – María del Carmen González-Ramos García-Prieto de Muñoz, nun (born 1834)
1 December – Dolores Cabrera y Heredia, author (born 1828)
2 December – Segismundo Bermejo y Merelo, naval officer (born 1832)
3 December – Antonio María Fabié, politician (born 1832)
18 December – Francesc Xavier Butinyà i Hospital, missionary (born 1834)

References

News: Villatoro. Manuel P.. Cervera. César. 23 September 2016. Las islas hispánicas perdidas por todo el mundo: así es el recuerdo de que España fue un imperio. ABC. es.