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]