1992 in Spain

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See also:	Other events of 1992 List of years in Spain

Events in the year 1992 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Juan Carlos I ^[1]
• Prime Minister of Spain – Felipe González Márquez

Events

• 1 January
  • The year of Madrid as European Capital of Culture year begins.
  • The year of the celebrations for the Columbus Quincentenary begins.
• 6 February
  • A car bombing in Madrid kills 5 people and injuries a further 7.
• 13 March
  • The 7th Goya Awards are held at the Palacio de Congresos de Madrid.
• 15 March
  • A regional election is held in Catalonia to elect the 4th Parliament of the autonomous community.
• 14 April
  • The Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line, the first high-speed rail in Spain, is inaugurated.
• 20 April
  • Seville Expo '92, a six-month universal exhibition, opens in Seville.
• 21 April
  • Commercial AVE high-speed rail service operated by Renfe begins between Madrid and Seville.
• 27 April–17 May
  • The 1992 Vuelta a España is held between Jerez de la Frontera and Madrid and Tony Rominger wins the race.
• 9 May
  • " Todo esto es la música " performed by Serafín Zubiri representing Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 finishes 14th with 37 points. ^[2]
• 20 May
  • FC Barcelona wins the European Cup final at Wembley Stadium, in London. It is the first time the club has won the trophy; they achieved it with a 1–0 win in extra time over Italian champions Sampdoria, with Ronald Koeman scoring the only goal of the game. ^[3]
• 7 June
  • The 1991–92 La Liga season ends, with FC Barcelona as the winner.
• 27 June
  • The 1992 Copa del Rey final is held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid with Atlético Madrid winning the cup after beating Real Madrid CF.
• 17–19 July
  • The 1992 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics are held at the Estadio Olímpico de La Cartuja in Seville.
• 23–24 July
  • The 2nd Ibero-American Summit is held in Madrid.
• 25 July
  • The 1992 Summer Olympics are inaugurated with an opening ceremony at the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona.
• 9 August
  • The 1992 Summer Olympics ended with a closing ceremony at the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona. The Spanish team at the games had won twenty-two medals (thirteen gold, seven silver, and two bronze).
• 29 August–2 September
  • The 1992 UCI Track Cycling World Championships are held in Valencia.
• 3 September–14 September
  • The 1992 Summer Paralympics are held in Barcelona. The Spanish team at the games wins 120 medals (39 gold, 32 silver, and 49 bronze).
• 12 October
  • The Seville Expo '92 closes after receiving more than 41 million visitors.
• 5–8 November
  • The 1992 World Cup (men's golf) is held at the Real Club La Moraleja in Madrid.
• 19–22 November
  • The 1992 World Karate Championships are held in Granada. ^[4]
• 3 December
  • The Aegean Sea tanker oil spill occurred in A Coruña.
• 5 December
  • The OTI Festival 1992 is held at the Teatro Principal in Valencia. "A dónde voy sin ti" performed by Francisco  [ es ] representing Spain wins the festival.

Popular culture

Film

• See List of Spanish films of 1992

Television

• Television series, La granja ends. ^[5]

Literature

• Corazón tan blanco (A Heart So White) by Javier Marías ISBN   0811215059

Notable births

• 1 January - Iván Balliu, footballer
• 3 January – Jon Aurtenetxe, footballer
• 8 January – Koke, footballer
• 11 January – Daniel Carvajal, footballer
• 12 January – Sergio Juste Marín, footballer
• 23 January – Sergio Álvarez Díaz, footballer
• 5 February – Cristóbal Gil Martín, footballer
• 12 February - Edgar Badia, footballer
• 13 February – Kevin Lacruz, footballer
• 10 March – Pablo Espinosa, actor, singer, and musician
• 16 March – Albert Dalmau, footballer
• 20 March – Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino, tennis player
• 21 March – Jordi Amat, footballer
• 27 March – Julián Luque Conde, footballer
• 28 March – Sergi Gómez, footballer
• 21 April – Isco, footballer
• 11 May – Pablo Sarabia, footballer
• 17 June – Adrián Cañas, footballer
• 29 June – Aitor Casas Luceño, footballer
• 3 July - Nathalia Ramos, actress and singer
• 5 July - Alberto Moreno, footballer
• 7 July – Víctor Arteaga, basketball player
• 18 August - Néstor Albiach, football player
• 25 August – Borja González, footballer
• 19 September – Javier Espinosa, footballer
• 15 October – Alejandro Fernández Iglesias, footballer
• 3 November – Sara Hurtado, ice dancer
• 18 November - Asier Barahona, footballer
• 14 December - Marina Agoues, footballer
• 17 December - Abdón Prats, footballer

Notable deaths

• 18 March – Antonio Molina, singer (born 1928) ^[6]
• 2 April - Juanito, footballer (born 1954; road accident) ^[7]
• 26 April - Luis Rosales, poet and essayist (born 1910)
• 2 July - Camarón de la Isla, flamenco singer (born 1950)
• 21 August - Isidro Lángara, football player and manager (born 1912)
• 25 September - César Manrique, artist, sculptor, architect and activist (born 1919).
• 4 November - José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, film director (born 1911)

References

1. "Juan Carlos | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
2. "Eurovision 1992 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
3. "From the Vault: Barcelona win the last European Cup final at Wembley". The Guardian. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
4. "International Competition History". Team USA. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
5. "Jaume Cabré". arcadiabooks.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
6. "Antonio Molina". Biografías y Vidas (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
7. La muerte de Juanito conmociona al fútbol español (Juanito's death sends shock waves through Spanish football); El País, 3 April 1992 (in Spanish)