2012 in Spain explained

Events of 2012 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Juan Carlos I^[1]
• Prime Minister: Mariano Rajoy

Regional presidents

• • Andalusia: José Antonio Griñán Aragón: Luisa Fernanda Rudi
• Asturias: Francisco Álvarez-Cascos (until 26 May), Javier Fernandez (starting 26 May)
  • Balearic Islands: José Ramón Bauzá Basque Country: Patxi Lopez (until 15 December), Iñigo Urkullu (starting 15 December)
  • Canary Islands: Paulino Rivero Cantabria: Ignacio Diego
    • Castilla–La Mancha: María Dolores de Cospedal Castile and León: Juan Vicente Herrera Catalonia: Artur Mas
• Extremadura: José Antonio Monago
• Galicia: Alberto Núñez Feijóo
  • La Rioja: Pedro Sanz Community of Madrid: Esperanza Aguirre (until 26 September), Ignacio Gonzalez (starting 26 September)
• Region of Murcia: Ramón Luis Valcárcel
  • Navarre: Yolanda Barcina Valencian Community: Alberto Fabra
• Ceuta: Juan Jesús Vivas

Events

• 13 May – Pastor Maldonado wins the Spanish Grand Prix, marking him the first Venezuelan Formula One driver to win a race.
• 1 July – Spain's national team wins UEFA Euro Final in Kyiv, Ukraine.^[2]
• 11 September - Some 1.5 million people take part in Catalonia's annual independence rally in Barcelona.^[3]

Deaths

• 2 April – Pilar Fuertes Ferragut, 49, diplomat, road accident.^[4]

See also

• 2012 in Spanish television
• List of Spanish films of 2012

Notes and References

1. Web site: Juan Carlos Biography & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 29 August 2023 . en.
2. Web site: Spain - European Qualifiers. UEFA.com.
3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19564640 Huge turnout for Catalan independence rally
4. News: Ayllón. Luis. Muere en accidente de tráfico en Namibia la embajadora de España en Zimbabue. The Spanish ambassador to Zimbabwe dies in a traffic accident in Namibia. ABC. es. 3 April 2012. 25 October 2022.