2014 in Spain

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Events of 2014 in Spain

Incumbents

• Monarch: Juan Carlos I, then Felipe VI
• Prime Minister: Mariano Rajoy

Events

January

March for Dignity in Plaza de Colón, Madrid

• 3 January - the 75th anniversary of the Agencia EFE.
• 11 January – About 110,000 people march peacefully through Bilbao, demanding Basque independence and freedom for more than 600 ETA prisoners.^[1][2]

February

• 20 February - 20: Statements made by actor Javier Bardem in Paris during the presentation of a documentary produced by him on the human rights situation in Western Sahara causes a diplomatic row between France and Morocco.

March

• 11 March - the 10th anniversary of the 2004 Madrid train bombings
• 22 March – 101 people are injured and 29 arrested after an anti-austerity march turns violent in Madrid.^[3]

June

• 2 June – King Juan Carlos announces his intention to abdicate, after nearly 39 years on the throne. His son Felipe, Prince of Asturias, is to succeed him.^[4][5] The announcement of the pending abdication is followed by large anti-monarchy demonstrations in Madrid and Barcelona.^[6]
• 19 June - King Juan Carlos I abdicates in favour of his son, King Felipe VI. Felipe is enthroned at the Congress building in Madrid, in a ceremony that does not include coronation. He then travels with his family to the Royal Palace in a Rolls-Royce and appears on the balcony to wave to crowds.^[7]
• 21 June - many events are seen around each of the 17 regional parliaments against economic cuts, which are a result of the crisis afflicting the country since 2008.

July

• 9 July - France denies having amended its penal policy by moving 2 ETA convicts to the prison in Mont-de-Marsan; closest to the Basque Country, which was their main region of operation.

November

• 9 November - The Catalan people vote in a referendum on whether and how they should exercise self-determination. The unionist government in Madrid does not recognise the authority of the vote.
• 18 November - UNESCO declares the Camino de Santiago of Spain as a World Heritage Site in Danger.

Deaths

• 1 February – Luis Aragonés, 75, footballer and manager
• 25 February – Paco de Lucía, 66, flamenco composer, guitarist and producer
• 23 March - Adolfo Suárez, 81, 138th Prime Minister of Spain

References