2013 in Spain
Events of '''2013 in Spain'''
Incumbents
Regional presidents
- Andalusia: José Antonio Griñán, Susana Díaz
- Aragón: Luisa Fernanda Rudi
- Asturias: Javier Fernandez
- Balearic Islands: José Ramón Bauzá
- Basque Country: Iñigo Urkullu
- Canary Islands: Paulino Rivero
- Cantabria: Ignacio Diego
- Castilla–La Mancha: María Dolores de Cospedal
- Castile and León: Juan Vicente Herrera
- Catalonia: Artur Mas
- Extremadura: José Antonio Monago
- Galicia: Alberto Núñez Feijóo
- La Rioja: Pedro Sanz
- Community of Madrid: Ignacio Gonzalez
- Region of Murcia: Ramón Luis Valcárcel
- Navarre: Yolanda Barcina
- Valencian Community: Alberto Fabra
- Ceuta: Juan Jesús Vivas
- Melilla: Juan José Imbroda
Events
12 May--Nico Rosberg - a German/Finish driver for Mercedes-Benz in Formula One won the forty-third running of the Spanish Gran Prix-held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Spanish driver Fernando Alonso finished fifth.- 30 January – The Spanish newspaper El País publishes accounting information - which will be known as Bárcenas affair - revealing the alleged payment of bonuses to the Spanish People's Party leaders from undeclared contributions from businesses.
- 8 July – Nine people have died and 21 were injured after a bus careered off the road near the central town of Avila.
- 24 July – The Santiago de Compostela derailment kills seventy seven.
- September – Miss Universe Spain 2013
- 28 October – A gas leak at a coal mine has killed six people and left five injured.
Births in 2013
- January 22 – Milan Piqué, son of Shakira & Gerard Piqué
Deaths in 2013
- January 8 – Manuel Mota, 46, Spanish fashion designer, suicide.
- January 6
- * Jon Ander López, 36, Spanish footballer, heart attack.
- * Enrique Meneses, 83, Spanish photographer.
- March 28 – Manuel García Ferré, 83, cartoonist, complications of heart surgery.
- April 2 – Jesús Franco, 82, filmmaker.
- October 11 – María de Villota, 33, racing driver.