1978 in Spain

Decades:	1950s ; 1960s ; 1970s ; 1980s ; 1990s ;
See also:	Other events of 1978 ; List of years in Spain

Last updated December 17, 2025

Incumbents

Monarch – Juan Carlos I ^[1]
Prime Minister of Spain – Adolfo Suárez ^[2]

Events

28 February – CEIM organization is formed in Madrid.^[3]
11 July – Los Alfaques disaster: a truck carrying highly flammable propylene explodes near Los Alfaques seaside campsite killing at least 217 people.^[4]
22 October – An attack in Getxo by the separatist group ETA kills three people.^[5]
6 December – Spanish Constitution of 1978 ratified in a referendum.^[6]
1978 Spanish trade union representative elections ^[7]

Births

1 July – Alessandra Aguilar, athlete^[8]
6 August – Iñaki Rueda, Formula One engineer
5 November - Xavier Tondó, cyclist (died 2011)^[9]

Deaths

7 September – Ricardo Zamora, footballer (born 1901)^[10]

References

↑ "Juan Carlos | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
↑ "Adolfo Suárez González | prime minister of Spain | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
↑ CEIM official website
↑ Chernov, Dmitry; Sornette, Didier (3 December 2019). Critical Risks of Different Economic Sectors: Based on the Analysis of More Than 500 Incidents, Accidents and Disasters. Springer Nature. p. 170. ISBN 978-3-030-25034-8.
↑ Leonisio, Rafael; Molina, Fernando; Muro, Diego (28 July 2016). ETA's Terrorist Campaign: From Violence to Politics, 1968–2015. Routledge. p. ix. ISBN 978-1-317-32915-2.
↑ "Spain starts a new post-Franco era - archive, 1978". the Guardian. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
↑ Gunther, Richard; Montero, José R.; Gibert, José Ramón Montero; Botella, Juan; Corral, Joan Botella (1 January 2004). Democracy in Modern Spain. Yale University Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-300-10152-2.
↑ "Alessandra Aguilar - Player Profile - Athletics". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
↑ "Xavi Tondo: Anti-doping cyclist who died just as his career was". The Independent. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
↑ "Ricardo Zamora". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

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[1] "Juan Carlos | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

[2] "Adolfo Suárez González | prime minister of Spain | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

[3] CEIM official website

[4] Chernov, Dmitry; Sornette, Didier (3 December 2019). Critical Risks of Different Economic Sectors: Based on the Analysis of More Than 500 Incidents, Accidents and Disasters. Springer Nature. p. 170. ISBN 978-3-030-25034-8.

[5] Leonisio, Rafael; Molina, Fernando; Muro, Diego (28 July 2016). ETA's Terrorist Campaign: From Violence to Politics, 1968–2015. Routledge. p. ix. ISBN 978-1-317-32915-2.

[6] "Spain starts a new post-Franco era - archive, 1978". the Guardian. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

[7] Gunther, Richard; Montero, José R.; Gibert, José Ramón Montero; Botella, Juan; Corral, Joan Botella (1 January 2004). Democracy in Modern Spain. Yale University Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-300-10152-2.

[8] "Alessandra Aguilar - Player Profile - Athletics". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

[9] "Xavi Tondo: Anti-doping cyclist who died just as his career was". The Independent. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

[10] "Ricardo Zamora". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

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