1848 in Spain

Incumbents

• Monarch: Isabella II
• Prime Minister: Ramon Maria Narvaez

Events

• 28 October 1848: the railway line Barcelona–Mataró is opened. It is the first railway line in Spain.

Births

• 12 May - Urbano González Serrano, krausipositivista intellectual

Deaths

• 9 July – Jaime Balmes, philosopher, theologian and political writer