1988 in Spain explained

The following lists events that happened during 1988 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Juan Carlos I^[1]
• Prime Minister: Felipe González^[2]

Events

• 29 May: In the 1988 Catalan regional election, Jordi Pujol retains the regional presidency.^[3]
• 14 December: The 1988 Spanish general strike ("14-D") takes place, in opposition to government economic reforms.^[4]

Sports

• 2 October: The Spanish Grand Prix takes place at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, and is won by Alain Prost of France.

Births

• 8 January: Adrián López, footballer^[5]
• 3 March: Rafael Muñoz, swimmer
• 14 April: Roberto Bautista Agut, tennis player
• 28 April: Juan Mata, footballer
• 16 July: Sergio Busquets, footballer
• 7 October: Diego Costa, footballer
• 17 October: Marina Salas, actress
• 21 October: Blanca Suárez, Spanish actress

Deaths

• 14 November: Julia Caba Alba, actress. (b. 1902)^[6]
• 27 November: Carmen Carbonell, actress (b. 1900)^[7]
• 26 December: Pablo Sorozábal, composer (b. 1897)^[8]

See also

• 1988 in Spanish television
• List of Spanish films of 1988

Notes and References

1. Web site: King Juan Carlos I Fast Facts . CNN . 2 January 2020.
2. Wilsford, David, ed. Political leaders of contemporary Western Europe: a biographical dictionary (Greenwood, 1995) pp 176–82
3. Book: Frances Nicholson. Political and Economic Encyclopaedia of Western Europe. 1990. St. James Press. 978-1-55862-072-8. 69.
4. Book: Katrina Burgess. Parties And Unions In The New Global Economy. 25 January 2004. University of Pittsburgh Pre. 978-0-8229-7248-8. 1.
5. Web site: Olympedia – Adrián López . www.olympedia.org . 29 August 2023.
6. https://elpais.com/diario/1988/11/17/agenda/595724401_850215.html Julia Caba Alba, actriz de cine y teatro (Julia Caba Alba, film and theatre actress)
7. Web site: Carmen Carbonell. Film, Theatre. Biography and works at Spain is culture.. spainisculture.com. en. 2017-10-22. October 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004230039/http://www.spainisculture.com/en/artistas_creadores/carmen_carbonell.html. live.
8. Book: Robert Ignatius Letellier. Operetta: A Sourcebook, Volume II. 19 October 2015. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 978-1-4438-8508-9. 894.