2000 in Spain

The following lists events that happened in the year 2000 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Juan Carlos I
• Prime Minister: José María Aznar

Events

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

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.

Births

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

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