1938 in Spain

Events from the year 1938 in Spain.

Incumbents

• President: Manuel Azaña
• Prime Minister: Juan Negrín

Events

• February 5–7 - Battle of Alfambra
• March 5–6 - Battle of Cape Palos
• March 7-April 19 - Aragon Offensive
• March 16–17 - Battle of Caspe
• March 16–19 - Bombing of Barcelona
• April 1–3 - Battle of Gandesa (1938)
• April 14-June 16 - Battle of Bielsa pocket
• May 25 - Bombing of Alicante
• May 31 - Bombing of Granollers
• July 25-November 16 - Battle of the Ebro
• November 7 - Bombing of Cabra

Births

• January 5 - Juan Carlos I of Spain
• March 5 - Jordi Dauder, actor (d. 2011)
• March 10 - Lorenzo Palomo, composer and conductor (d. 2024)
• May 10 - Manuel Santana, tennis player (d. 2021)
• July 28 - Luis Aragones, football player and manager (d. 2014)

Deaths

• 11 January - Juan de la Cierva y Peñafiel, lawyer and politician (b. 1864)
• 29 January - Armando Palacio Valdés, writer (b. 1853)
• 9 April - Manuel Carrasco Formiguera (b. 1890)
• 14 May - Miguel Cabanellas (b. 1872)

See also

• List of Spanish films of the 1930s

References