2000 in Spain

← 1999 1998 1997 2000 in Spain → 2001 2002 2003
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2000 List of years in Spain

The following lists events that happened in Spain in 2000.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Juan Carlos I ^[1]
• Prime Minister: José María Aznar ^[2]

Events

• March - Aznar's Popular Party won the general election in a landslide victory. ^{[3] [4]}
• April 25 - Aznar took the presidential oath in front of parliament.
• Average annual Spanish wage set at €29,225. ^[5]

Sports

• Spanish cyclist Joane Somarriba wins the Grande Boucle for the first of three times.
• José Antonio Camacho coaches the Española de Fútbol team to the Euro 2000 Quarter Finals. ^[6]

Births

• January 26 — Ester Expósito, actress
• January 31 — Hugo Guillamón, footballer ^[7]
• February 29 — Ferran Torres, footballer ^[8]
• June 27 — Rafa García, professional basketball player ^[9]
• September 9 — Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón, daughter of the Duchess of Lugo, The Infanta Elena of Spain and Jaime de Marichalar. ^[10]

Deaths

• February 5 – José García Hernández (born 1915), politician
• June 6 – Andrés Reguera (born 1930), politician
• April 29 —Antonio Buero Vallejo (born 1916), playwright
• July 23 — Carmen Martín Gaite (born 1925), writer

See also

• 2000 in Spanish television
• List of Spanish films of 2000

References

1. "King Juan Carlos I Fast Facts". CNN. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
2. "José María Aznar | prime minister of Spain". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
3. "History of Spain". www.lamoncloa.gob.es. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
4. "Spain profile - Timeline". BBC News. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
5. "Average annual wages Spain 2000-2023". Statista. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
6. "Spain (2000) | National Football Teams". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
7. "Guillamón". bdfutbol.com.
8. "Ferran Torres". espn.co.uk. ESPN.
9. "Rafa García | ACB.COM". www.acb.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
10. Turner, B. (2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2013: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 1144. ISBN   978-1-349-59541-9.