1978 in Spain

Incumbents

• Monarch – Juan Carlos I
• Prime Minister of Spain – Adolfo Suárez

  Events

• 28 February – CEIM organization is formed in Madrid.
• 11 July – Los Alfaques disaster: a truck carrying highly flammable propylene explodes near Los Alfaques seaside campsite killing at least 217 people.
• 22 October – An attack in Getxo by the separatist group ETA kills three people.
• 6 December – Spanish Constitution of 1978 ratified in a referendum.
• 1978 Spanish trade union representative elections

  Births

• 1 July – Alessandra Aguilar, athlete
• 6 August – Iñaki Rueda, Formula One engineer
• 5 November - Xavier Tondó, cyclist

  Deaths

• 7 September – Ricardo Zamora, footballer