1942 in Spain explained

Events in the year 1942 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Caudillo: Francisco Franco

Events

• August 16 - Begoña Bombing^[1]

Births

• January 2 - Jesús Glaría, footballer. (died 1978)
• February 4 - Joaquim Rifé, footballer.
• February 9 - Manuel Castells, sociologist.
• February 23 – Rogelio Baón, politician (died 2008)
• February 28 - Bernardo Adam Ferrero, composer (died 2022)
• May 29 – Óscar Alzaga, jurist and politician
• June 1 - Paco Peña, flamenco composer andf guitarist
• December 2 - Vicente López Carril, racing cyclist. (died 1980)
• December 14 - Juan Diego, actor. (died 2022)^[2]

Undated

• ** Fernando Martínez Castellano (died 2024), politician
• ** Luis Rodríguez Zúñiga (died 1991), sociologist

Deaths

• April 26 - Romà Forns.
• June 8 - José Pellicer Gandía. (born 1912)
• Undated
  • Agustín Olguera, painter (born 1906)

See also

• List of Spanish films of the 1940s

Notes and References

1. News: Amestoy . Alfredo . September 1, 2002 . El falangista que fusiló Franco . Spanish . The Falangist That Franco Shot . . December 5, 2018.
2. Web site: Juan Diego . https://web.archive.org/web/20060523083409/http://www.nuestrocine.com/personal.asp?idpersona=423 . 23 May 2006 . 5 February 2019 . Nuestrocine . es.