1879 in Spain

Incumbents

• Monarch: Alfonso XII
• Prime Minister: Antonio Cánovas del Castillo

Events

• April 20 - Spanish general election, 1879

Births

• February 20 - Pedro Muñoz Seca
• August 14 - Marcelino Valentín Gamazo
• November 14 - Antonio Escobar Huertas

Deaths

• Juan de Zavala, 1st Marquis of Sierra Bullones