2026 in Spain

Events in the year 2026 in Spain.

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Incumbents

Further information: Spanish order of precedence

• 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 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.
• 31 March – Spanish police dismantle a hashish-smuggling operation involving an underground tunnel linking Morocco to Ceuta; authorities seize 17 metric tons of hashish, €1.4 million in cash, and arrest 27 people.

April

• 10 April – A tourist bus falls off a ravine in La Gomera, killing one person and injuring 27 others.

May

• 14 May – Two people are arrested in El Ejido, Andalusia in connection with the seizure in Germany of eight metric tons of cocaine valued at 500 million euros ($582 million) from a container that originated from West Africa in February.
• 17 May – 2026 Andalusian regional election
• 18 May – Two people are killed while four others are injured in a mass shooting in El Ejido, Andalusia.

June

• 2 June – The municipal government of La Línea de la Concepción cancels a scheduled warmup football match on 9 June between Chile and DR Congo ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, citing possible health risks amid the 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic.

Scheduled

• 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

Further information: Public holidays in Spain

Source:

• 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).
• 10 March: Raúl del Pozo, 89, journalist.
• 13 March: Wolfredo Wildpret de la Torre, 92, botanist.
• 14 March: Gemma Cuervo, 94, actress (Vente a Alemania, Pepe, Two Men and Two Women Amongst Them, Aquí no hay quien viva).
• 25 March: Isaías Zarazaga, 98, veterinarian, academic and politician, deputy (1982–1989) and senator (1977–1979).
• 30 March: Carlos Westendorp, 89, minister of foreign affairs (1995–1996), high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1997–1999), and MEP (1999–2003).
• 2 April: Javier López Marcano, 71, member of the Parliament of Cantabria (2011–2015, since 2023) and three-time regional minister, mayor of Torrelavega (1999–2003).
• 3 April: Ricardo Ortiz, 51, bullfighter.
• 26 April: Francisco Letamendia, 82, Basque politician and lawyer (Burgos trials), member of the Congress of Deputies (1977–1978, 1979–1982).
• 4 May: Carlos Garaikoetxea, 87, Basque politician, lehendakari (1979–1985).
• 10 May: José Ballesta, 67, medical doctor and academic, mayor of Murcia (2015–2021, since 2023).
• 2 June: José Carlos Gómez Villamandos, 63, veterinarian, minister of universities of Andalusia (since 2022) and rector of the University of Córdoba (2014–2022).

See also

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

External links

• Online calendar