1937 in Spain

Events from the year 1937 in Spain.

Incumbents

• President: Manuel Azaña
• Prime Minister: Francisco Largo Caballero until May 17, Juan Negrín

Events

• February 6–27 - Battle of Jarama
• March 5 - Battle of Cape Machichaco
• March 6-April 16 - Battle of Pozoblanco
• March 8–23 - Battle of Guadalajara
• March 31-October 21 - War in the North
• March 31-July 1 - Biscay Campaign
• March 31 - Battle of Guadarrama
• March 31 - Bombing of Durango
• April 1 - Bombing of Jaén
• April 26 - Bombing of Guernica
• May 3–8 - Barcelona May Days
• May 29 - Deutschland incident (1937)
• May 31 - Bombardment of Almería
• May 31-June 6 - Segovia Offensive
• June 12–19 - Huesca Offensive
• June 12–19 - Battle of Bilbao
• July 5-August 11 - Battle of Albarracín
• July 6–25 - Battle of Brunete
• August 14-September 17 - Battle of Santander
• August 24-September 7 - Zaragoza Offensive
• August 24-September 7 - Battle of Belchite (1937)

Births

• February 26 – Eduardo Arroyo, Spanish painter and graphic artist (d. 2018)
• May 9 – Rafael Moneo, Spanish architect
• August 3 – Andrés Gimeno, Spanish tennis player (d. 2019)
• December 6 – Ramon Torrents, Spanish artist

Deaths

• January 18 - Jaime Hilario Barbal (born 1898)
• June 3 - Emilio Mola, One of the three leaders of the Spanish civil war. (born 1887)
• June 20 - Andrés Nin (born 1892)
• 26 July — Gerda Taro, Polish-German war photographer (born 1910)

See also

• List of Spanish films of the 1930s

References

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