1898 in Spain
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Events from the year 1898 in Spain.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Alfonso XIII
- Prime Minister – Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
- Foreign Minister – José Canelejas
- Ambassador to the United States: Enrique Dupuy de Lôme
Events
- February 9 – publishing of the De Lôme Letter[1]
- March 27 – Spanish general election, 1898
- April 11 – U.S. president William McKinley asks the U.S. Congress to declare war on Spain
- April 25 – beginning of Spanish–American War
- July 1 – Spanish–American War: Battle of El Caney
- July 3 – Spanish–American War: Battle of Santiago de Cuba
- December 10 – Treaty of Paris (1898)
- founding of Athletic Bilbao
- founding of Palamós CF
Births
- April 26 – Vicente Aleixandre
- June 5 – Federico García Lorca
- July 27 – Concha Méndez
- October 22 – Dámaso Alonso
Deaths
- July 1 – Joaquín Vara del Rey y Rubio
- July 3 – Fernando Villaamil
References
- ↑ "De Lôme Letter". The Progressive Years: 1898-1917, Teachers Guide. OurDocuments.gov.
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