2011 in Spain explained

Events of 2011 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Juan Carlos I^[1]
• Prime Minister: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (until 21 December), Mariano Rajoy (starting 21 December)

Regional presidents

• • Andalusia: José Antonio Griñán Aragón: Marcelino Iglesias (until 13 July), Luisa Fernanda Rudi (starting 13 July)
• Asturias: Vicente Álvarez Areces (until 15 July), Francisco Álvarez-Cascos (starting 15 July)
• Balearic Islands: Francesc Antich (until 18 June), José Ramón Bauzá (starting 18 June)
  • • Basque Country: Patxi Lopez Canary Islands: Paulino Rivero Cantabria: Miguel Ángel Revilla (until 23 June), Ignacio Diego (starting 23 June)
• Castilla–La Mancha: José María Barreda (until 22 June), María Dolores de Cospedal (starting 22 June)
  • Castile and León: Juan Vicente Herrera Catalonia: Artur Mas
• Extremadura: Guillermo Fernández Vara (until 4 July), José Antonio Monago (starting 4 July)
• Galicia: Alberto Núñez Feijóo
  • • La Rioja: Pedro Sanz Community of Madrid: Esperanza Aguirre Region of Murcia: Ramón Luis Valcárcel
• Navarre: Miguel Sanz (until 1 June), Yolanda Barcina (starting 1 June)
• Valencian Community: Francisco Camps (until 28 July), Alberto Fabra (starting 28 July)
• Ceuta: Juan Jesús Vivas

Events

• 11 May – an earthquake struck Lorca, Murcia.
• 15 May – nationwide protests against the economic and political situation.
• 22 May – Spanish local elections, 2011.
• 20 November – general election, won by the People's Party whose leader is Mariano Rajoy.

Births

• 11 February – Luna Fulgencio, actress

Deaths

• 7 May – Seve Ballesteros, golfer (born 1957)
• 23 May – Xavier Tondó, cyclist (born 1978)^[2]

See also

• 2011 in Spanish television
• List of Spanish films of 2011
• 2011 in the European Union

References

1. Web site: Juan Carlos Biography & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 29 August 2023 . en.
2. Web site: Xavi Tondo: Anti-doping cyclist who died just as his career was . The Independent . 8 March 2022 . en . 26 May 2011.