1948 in Spain

Events in the year 1948 in Spain.

← 1947 1946 1945 1948 in Spain → 1949 1950 1951
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1948 List of years in Spain

Incumbents

• Caudillo: Francisco Franco^[1]

Births

• January 2 – Cristina García-Orcoyen Tormo, politician^[2]
• February 26 – Miguel Ángel Cascallana, handball player (d. 2015)^[3]
• March 5 – Paquirri, bullfighter (d. 1984)
• March 16 – Picanyol, comic artist.(d. 2021)^[4]
• March 29 – Daniel Astrain, footballer
• July 16 – Rita Barberá, politician, Mayor of Valencia (d. 2016)
• December 29 – Ventura Pérez Mariño, judge and politician (d. 2024)^[5]

Deaths

• January 7 – Maria de Maeztu Whitney, Spanish educator, feminist (b. 1882)
• May 18 – Francisco Alonso, Spanish composer (b. 1887)

See also

• List of Spanish films of the 1940s

References

1. "Francisco Franco - ruler of Spain". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
2. "García-Orcoyen Tormo, Cristina (1948–)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide. 2006. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022 – via Encyclopedia.com.
3. "Miguel Angel CASCALLANA GUERRA - Olympic Handball | Spain". International Olympic Committee. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
4. Josep Lluís Martínez i Picanyol
5. Adiós a Ventura Pérez Mariño, un hombre solidario, valiente y eterno (in Spanish)