1 October - 2017 Catalan independence referendum
3 October - General strike in Catalonia against police violence in the referendum.
27 October - The Catalan Parliament declares the Independence of the Catalan Republic from Spain. The Spanish government imposes direct rule to Catalonia.

November

8 November - General strike in Catalonia against the Catalan imprisoned leaders.

December

21 December - Elections to the Catalan Parliament (21D).

Popular culture

Sports

6 to 8 January - 2017 International Tournament of Spain (handball)
6 to 19 March - FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 in Sierra Nevada
24 to 30 April - 2017 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell (tennis)
19 August to 10 September - 2017 Vuelta a España (cycling)

Film

4 February - 31st Goya Awards presented, to honour the best in Spanish films of 2016

Deaths

2 January – Moruca, footballer (b. 1932)^[3]
4 January – Jordi Pagans i Monsalvatje, painter (b. 1932)^[4]
15 January – Luis Gámir, politician (b. 1942)^[5]
23 January – Bimba Bosé, model, designer, actress and singer (b. 1975)^[6]
5 June – Juan Goytisolo, poet, essayist, and novelist (b. 1931)
5 July – Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Spanish-Vatican academic, journalist and physician (b. 1936)
3 September – Joan Colom, photographer (born 1921)^[7]
5 September – Eloísa Álvarez, politician, Mayor of Soria (1999–2003), Deputy (2004–2011) and Senator for Soria (2011–2015) (born 1956)^[8]
7 September – Tomás Villanueva, politician, Vice President of Castile and León region (2001–2003) (born 1953; heart attack)^[9]
8 September – José Antonio Souto, jurist, academic and politician, Mayor of Santiago de Compostela 1979–1981 (born 1938)^[10]
12 September – Xohana Torres, Galician language writer, poet, narrator and playwright (born 1931)^[11]
16 September – Bautista Álvarez, Galician nationalist politician (born 1933)^[12]
19 September – José Salcedo, film editor, Goya winner (1989, 1996, 2000) (born c.1949)^[13]
28 September – Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Spanish film director and producer (born 1927)^[14]
4 October – Jesús Mosterín, anthropologist and philosopher of science (born 1941)^[15]

Notes and References

Web site: Felipe VI Biography & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 29 August 2023 . en . 17 August 2023.
Web site: More than 1,100 migrants fight riot police as they storm Spanish borde. Nick. Gutteridge. January 3, 2017. Express.co.uk.
Web site: Luto en el Racing de Santander por la muerte de Manuel Fernández Mora "Moruca". abc.es. 2 January 2017 . es. 22 January 2017.
Web site: Jordi Pagans i Monsalvatje: Fallecimiento . enmemoria.lavanguardia.com. es. 22 January 2017.
News: Fallece Luis Gámir, presidente del consejo consultivo de privatizaciones. 22 January 2017. El Pais. 15 January 2017. es.
Web site: Muere Bimba, la torera sin capote de la familia Dominguín Bosé . vanitatis.elconfidencial.com . 23 January 2017 . es. 23 January 2017 .
Web site: Muere el fotógrafo Joan Colom, el ilustre retratista de la Barcelona marginal. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903212102/https://www.elimparcial.es/noticia/181107/cultura/muere-el-fotografo-joan-colom-el-ilustre-retratista-de-la-barcelona-marginal.html. dead. El. Imparcial. September 3, 2017. El Imparcial.
Web site: Fallece la socialista Eloisa Álvarez, la primera mujer en alcanzar la Alcaldía de Soria. https://web.archive.org/web/20221114175443/https://www.abc.es/espana/castilla-leon/abci-fallece-socialista-eloisa-alvarez-primera-mujer-alcanzar-alcaldia-soria-201709051242_noticia.html. dead. September 5, 2017. November 14, 2022. abc.
Web site: Fallece el exvicepresidente de la Junta, Tomás Villanueva. https://web.archive.org/web/20170910174535/http://www.abc.es/espana/castilla-leon/abci-fallece-exvicepresidente-junta-tomas-villanueva-201709070916_noticia.html. dead. September 7, 2017. September 10, 2017. abc.
Web site: Fallece José Antonio Souto Paz, primer alcalde de Santiago de la democracia. https://web.archive.org/web/20221114175440/https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3130556/0/fallece-jose-antonio-souto-paz-primer-alcalde-santiago-democracia/. dead. September 9, 2017. November 14, 2022. www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias.
Web site: Muere escritora Xohana Torres a los 85 años. https://web.archive.org/web/20221114175440/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/letras/muere-escritora-xohana-torres-los-85-anos. dead. September 13, 2017. November 14, 2022. El Universal.
Web site: Muere Bautista Álvarez, histórico del BNG. https://web.archive.org/web/20181230024701/https://www.farodevigo.es/galicia/2017/09/16/muere-bautista-alvarez-historico-bng/1751049.html. dead. September 16, 2017. December 30, 2018. Faro de Vigo.
Web site: Fallece a los 68 años José Salcedo, montador de Almodóvar. https://web.archive.org/web/20221114175448/https://cadenaser.com/ser/2017/09/19/cultura/1505835029_522984.html. dead. Europa Press. September 19, 2017. November 14, 2022. cadena SER.
Web site: Muere Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, el primer cineasta 'global' de España. https://web.archive.org/web/20171001033414/http://www.elmundo.es/cultura/cine/2017/09/28/59cccd76ca474112248b460d.html. dead. September 28, 2017. October 1, 2017. ELMUNDO.
News: Muere Jesús Mosterín, el filósofo de espíritu científico. Javier. Sádaba. El País . October 4, 2017. elpais.com.