1961 in Spain explained

Events in the year 1961 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Caudillo: Francisco Franco^[1]

Births

• June 18 – Manuel Pereira, fencer
• July 23 – Gonzalo Arconada Echarri, football manager
• November 4 – Carlos García Cantarero, football manager
• December 24 – Silvia Fontana, swimmer

Deaths

• April 7  - Jesús Guridi, Spanish Basque composer (b. 1886)
• April 19  - Manuel Quiroga, Spanish violinist (b. 1892)
• August 1  - Domingo Pérez Cáceres, Spanish Roman Catholic priest and saint (b. 1892)
• December 23  - Fanny Schoonheyt, Dutch Communist Lieutenant in the Spanish Civil War. (b. 1912)
• Miguel Gómez Bao  - Spanish-born Argentine actor (b. 1894)

See also

• 1961 in Spanish television
• List of Spanish films of 1961

Notes and References

1. Web site: Francisco Franco Biography, Nickname, Beliefs, & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 29 August 2023 . en . 30 July 2023.