1975 in Spain explained

Events in the year 1975 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Caudillo

Francisco Franco (until 20 November)^[1]

• Monarch – Juan Carlos I (from 22 November)^[2]
• Prime minister – Carlos Arias Navarro^[3]

Events

• 27 September – Last use of capital punishment in Spain^[4] when five people from militant groups were executed by firing squads.^[5]
• 30 October – Juan Carlos I becomes acting head of state due to the ill health of Francisco Franco.^[6]
• 14 November – Madrid Accords: Spain agrees to hand over power of the Spanish Sahara to Morocco and Mauritania by the end of February 1976.^[7]
• 22 November – Juan Carlos I becomes king of Spain two days after the death of the dictator Francisco Franco who had been in power since 1939.

Deaths

• 20 November – Francisco Franco, dictator (born 1892)

See also

• 1975 in Spanish Sahara
• 1975 in Spanish television
• List of Spanish films of 1975
• List of Spanish number-one singles in 1975

Notes and References

1. Web site: Francisco Franco Biography, Nickname, Beliefs, & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 19 May 2022 . en.
2. Web site: Juan Carlos: Spain's ex-king to return after two-year exile . BBC News . 19 May 2022 . 18 May 2022.
3. Web site: Carlos Arias Navarro prime minister of Spain Britannica . www.britannica.com . 19 May 2022 . en.
4. Book: Tella . María José Falcón y . Justice and Law . 8 May 2014 . Martinus Nijhoff Publishers . 978-90-04-27170-8 . 63 . en.
5. Web site: Spain erupts into fury Spain The Guardian . amp.theguardian.com . 19 May 2022.
6. Book: Paxton . J. . The Statesman's Year-Book 1977-78 . 22 December 2016 . Springer . 978-0-230-27106-7 . 1321 . en.
7. Web site: Giniger . Henry . Morocco and Mauritania In Sahara Pact With Spain . The New York Times . 19 May 2022 . 15 November 1975.