2026 in Spain
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Events in the year 2026 in Spain.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch – Felipe VI[1]
- Prime Minister – Pedro Sánchez (Sánchez III Government)
- President of the Congress of Deputies – Francina Armengol
- President of the Senate – Pedro Rollán
- President of the Constitutional Court – Cándido Conde-Pumpido
- President of the Supreme Court and the General Council of the Judiciary – Isabel Perelló
- President of the Council of State �� Carmen Calvo
- President of the Court of Auditors – Enriqueta Chicano Jávega
- Attorney General – Álvaro García Ortiz
- Ombudsman – Ángel Gabilondo
- Chief of the Defence Staff – Teodoro Esteban López Calderón
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 14 January – A Turkish Airlines aircraft flying from Istanbul makes an emergency landing at Barcelona-El Prat Airport following a bomb threat involving a passenger creating an in-flight wireless network with a suspicious title.[2]
- 18 January – Two high-speed trains derail and collide near Adamuz, killing 43 people.[3]
- 20 January – A Rodalies de Catalunya train collides with a retaining wall that had fallen on the track in Gelida, killing the driver and injuring 37 passengers.[4]
- 22 January – A commuter train collides with a crane near Cartagena, injuring four people.[5]
- 27 January – The government announces amendments to immigration laws granting unauthorized migrants (potentially 500,000 migrants) legal residency of up to one year along with work permits.[6]
February
[edit]- 4 February – One person is reported missing in Málaga Province after falling into the Turvilla river during heavy rains caused by Storm Leonardo.[7]
- 8 February – 2026 Aragonese regional election
- 9 February – The Sindicato Español de Maquinistas y Ayudantes Ferroviarios starts a strike following the train derailments in Adamuz, Córdoba, and Gelida, Catalonia.[8]
- 16 February –
March
[edit]- 2 March – U.S. military aircraft begin to leave Spain after the Spanish government denied the U.S. permission to use their airbases for military operations against Iran.[11]
Scheduled
[edit]- 15 March – 2026 Castilian-Leonese regional election
- By 30 June – 2026 Andalusian regional election
- 26 July–1 August – 2026 Men's and Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship in Valencia.[12][13]
- 12 August – A total solar eclipse is predicted to occur at the Moon's descending node of the orbit in North America and Europe. The total eclipse will pass over the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic Ocean, northeastern Portugal and northern Spain.[14]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[15]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 2 April – Maundy Thursday
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – International Workers' Day
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 12 October – National Day of Spain
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 6 December – Constitution Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]- 1 January: Xesús Cañedo, 67, politician and Asturian language activist, co-founder of Partíu Asturianista.[16]
- 3 January: Maria Eugènia Cuenca, 78, politician, member of the Catalan parliament (1999–2006) and the Congress of Deputies (1986–1992).[17]
- 13 January: Juan Antonio de Andrés, 83, president of the Government of Aragon (1982–1983).[18]
- 15 January: Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, 83, South African-born Greek-Spanish royal.[19]
- 31 January: Ricardo Melchior Navarro, 78, politician, president of the Island Council of Tenerife (1999–2013).[20]
- 2 February: Josefina Castellví, 90, oceanographer, head of the Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base (1989–1997) and namesake for Castellvi Peak.[21]
- 7 February: Jesús Fuentes Lázaro, 79, president of the Regional Government of Castilla–La Mancha (1982–1983).[22]
- 12 February: Xesús Alonso Montero, 97, writer, specialist in Galician literature, president of the Royal Galician Academy (2013–2017).[23]
- 25 February: Antonio Tejero, 93, lieutenant colonel (Operation Galaxia), main leader of the 1981 Spanish coup attempt.[24]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Felipe VI | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Barcelona after 'threat' alert". AP News. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Spain mourns after second fatal train crash in days as death toll in first collision rises to 43". AP News. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Driver killed and several injured after train derails near Barcelona, local media report". BBC. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Train collides with crane in Spain's fourth rail crash in a week, several injured". CNN. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "In surprise move, Spain will grant legal status to thousands of immigrants lacking permission". AP News. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Storm Leonardo slams Spain and Portugal, leaving 1 dead and a girl missing". AP News. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ Oelofse, Louis (9 February 2026). "Spain: Rail strike begins as drivers protest safety failures". DW. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Spain unveils public investment fund to tackle housing crisis". France 24. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Apartment fire in northeast Spain kills 5 people and injures another 5". AP News. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "US aircraft leave Spain after government says bases cannot be used for Iran attacks".
- ^ "EuroHockey U21 Championships 2026 venues announced". European Hockey Federation. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Competitions Archive" (PDF). eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Tara, Serena (17 November 2023). "Forget 2024, It's Time to Start Planning for the 2026 Solar Eclipse". Thrillist. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Spain Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ Moriyón, Ana (1 January 2026). "Fallece Xesús Cañedo, referente del asturianismo político y cultural". El Comercio (Spain). Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Mor Maria Eugènia Cuenca, la primera dona que va ser consellera de la Generalitat". 3CatInfo (in Catalan). 3 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "Fallece Juan Antonio de Andrés Rodríguez, presidente de Aragón entre 1982 y 1983". El Periódico. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "Muere Irene de Grecia, hermana y fiel escudera de la reina Sofía". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Fallece el expresidente del Cabildo de Tenerife, Ricardo Melchior". Radio Televisión Canaria (in Spanish). 31 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "Muere Josefina Castellví, directora de la primera base española en la Antártida". La Vanguardia. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ "Fallece el que fuera primer presidente de Castilla-La Mancha, Jesús Fuentes Lázaro". elDiario.es (in Spanish). 7 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Muere Xesús Alonso Montero, hijo adoptivo de Ribadavia y referente de la cultura gallega". La Región (in Spanish). 12 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ Jones, Sam (25 February 2026). "Spanish officer who led 1981 coup dies on day documents declassified". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
