1992 in Spain

Events in the year 1992 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Juan Carlos I
• 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
• "" performed by Serafín Zubiri representing Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 finishes 14th with 37 points.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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. "" performed by representing Spain wins the festival.

Popular culture

Film

• See List of Spanish films of 1992

Television

• Television series, La granja ends.

Literature

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

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)
• 2 April - Juanito, footballer (born 1954; road accident)
• 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