1992 in Spain explained

Events in the year 1992 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Juan Carlos I^[1]
• Prime Minister of Spain – Felipe González Márquez

Events

• 20 April – Seville, Spain's 6-month Universal Exhibition, called Seville Expo '92, opens.
• 20 May - FC Barcelona win the European Cup final at Wembley Stadium, London, England. It is the first time the club has won the trophy; they achieved it with a 1–0 win in extra time over Italian champions Sampdoria, with Ronald Koeman scoring the only goal of the game.^[2]
• 25 July - 9 August 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
• Madrid was declared Cultural Capital of Europe
• Celebration of Columbus' first voyage to the Americas with replicas of the three ships

Popular culture

Music

• Spain finished 14th in the Eurovision Song Contest with 37 points.^[3]

Film

• See List of Spanish films of 1992

Television

• Television series, La granja ends.^[4]

Sport

• The 1992 World Karate Championships are held in Granada.^[5]

Notable births

• 1 January - Iván Balliu, footballer
• 3 January – Jon Aurtenetxe, footballer
• 8 January – Koke, footballer
• 11 January – Daniel Carvajal, footballer
• 12 January – Sergio Juste Marín, footballer
• 23 January – Sergio Álvarez Díaz, footballer
• 5 February – Cristóbal Gil Martín, footballer
• 12 February - Edgar Badia, footballer
• 13 February – Kevin Lacruz, footballer
• 10 March – Pablo Espinosa, actor, singer, and musician
• 16 March – Albert Dalmau, footballer
• 20 March – Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino, tennis player
• 21 March – Jordi Amat, footballer
• 27 March – Julián Luque Conde, footballer
• 28 March – Sergi Gómez, footballer
• 21 April – Isco, footballer
• 11 May – Pablo Sarabia, footballer
• 17 June – Adrián Cañas, footballer
• 29 June – Aitor Casas Luceño, footballer
• 3 July - Nathalia Ramos, actress and singer
• 5 July - Alberto Moreno, footballer
• 7 July – Víctor Arteaga, basketball player
• 18 August - Néstor Albiach, football player
• 25 August – Borja González, footballer
• 19 September – Javier Espinosa, footballer
• 15 October – Alejandro Fernández Iglesias, footballer
• 3 November – Sara Hurtado, ice dancer
• 18 November - Asier Barahona, footballer
• 14 December - Marina Agoues, footballer
• 17 December - Abdón Prats, footballer

Notable deaths

• 18 March – Antonio Molina, singer (born 1928)^[6]
• 2 April - Juanito, footballer (born 1954; road accident)^[7]
• 26 April - Luis Rosales, poet and essayist (born 1910)
• 2 July - Camarón de la Isla, flamenco singer (born 1950)
• 21 August - Isidro Lángara, football player and manager (born 1912)
• 25 September - César Manrique, artist, sculptor, architect and activist (born 1919).
• 4 November - José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, film director (born 1911)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Juan Carlos Biography & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 29 August 2023 . en.
2. Web site: From the Vault: Barcelona win the last European Cup final at Wembley. The Guardian. 11 February 2018. en. 27 May 2011.
3. Web site: Eurovision 1992 Results: Voting & Points. Eurovisionworld. 11 February 2018.
4. Web site: Jaume Cabré. arcadiabooks.co.uk. 11 February 2018. en.
5. Web site: International Competition History. https://web.archive.org/web/20161230073524/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-karate/events/intl-competition-history. dead. 30 December 2016. Team USA. 11 February 2018. en.
6. Web site: Antonio Molina . Biografías y Vidas . 14 October 2021. es.
7. http://elpais.com/diario/1992/04/03/deportes/702252001_850215.html La muerte de Juanito conmociona al fútbol español (Juanito's death sends shock waves through Spanish football)