2026 in Spain

Events in the year 2026 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Monarch Felipe VI
• 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

January

• 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.
• 18 January – Two high-speed trains derail and collide near Adamuz, killing 43 people.
• 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.
• 22 January – A commuter train collides with a crane near Cartagena, injuring four people.
• 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.

February

• 4 February – One person is reported missing in Málaga Province after falling into the Turvilla river during heavy rains caused by Storm Leonardo.
• 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.
• 16 February –
• The government unveils the "Spain Grows" fund, a public investment fund aimed at raising 120 billion euros ($142 billion) to help ease an ongoing housing crisis.
• Five people are killed in a fire at an apartment in Manlleu.

March

• 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.
• 5 March – The Government of Spain announces that the frigate Cristóbal Colón will join French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and Greek Navy ships to the protection and aerial defence of Cyprus.
• 11 March – Spain permanently withdraws its ambassador to Israel and terminates the position after a worsening of bilateral diplomatic relations.
• 15 March – 2026 Castilian-Leonese regional election
• 16 March – King Felipe VI issues an acknowledgement of abuses made by Spanish conquistadors during the colonization of the Americas in remarks made at the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid.
• 26 March – Noelia Castillo euthanasia case: A 25-year-old Spanish woman from Barcelona undergoes euthanasia after her request was approved by authorities and upheld through multiple legal challenges despite opposition from her family.
• 30 March – The Spanish government closes the country's airspace to U.S. planes involved in attacks on Iran.

Scheduled

• By 30 June – 2026 Andalusian regional election
• 26 July–1 August – 2026 Men's and Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship in Valencia.
• 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.

Holidays

• 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

• 1 January: Xesús Cañedo, 67, politician and Asturian language activist, co-founder of Partíu Asturianista.
• 3 January: Maria Eugènia Cuenca, 78, politician, member of the Catalan parliament (1999–2006) and the Congress of Deputies (1986–1992).
• 13 January: Juan Antonio de Andrés, 83, president of the Government of Aragon (1982–1983).
• 15 January: Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, 83, South African-born Greek-Spanish royal.
• 31 January: Ricardo Melchior Navarro, 78, politician, president of the Island Council of Tenerife (1999–2013).
• 2 February: Josefina Castellví, 90, oceanographer, head of the Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base (1989–1997) and namesake for Castellvi Peak.
• 7 February: Jesús Fuentes Lázaro, 79, president of the Regional Government of Castilla–La Mancha (1982–1983).
• 12 February: Xesús Alonso Montero, 97, writer, specialist in Galician literature, president of the Royal Galician Academy (2013–2017).
• 25 February: Antonio Tejero, 93, lieutenant colonel (Operation Galaxia), main leader of the 1981 Spanish coup attempt.
• 6 March: Francisco Fernández Carvajal, 88, Roman Catholic priest and writer.
• 7 March: Vicente Paniagua, 78, basketball player (Real Madrid, national team).
• 14 March: Gemma Cuervo, 94, actress (Vente a Alemania, Pepe, Two Men and Two Women Amongst Them, Aquí no hay quien viva).

See also

• 2026 in Europe
• 2026 in the European Union
• 2026 in Spanish television

References

External links

• Online calendar