1898 in Spain

Events from the year 1898 in Spain.

1898
in
Spain

Decades:
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
See also:Other events of 1898
List of years 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

  1. "De Lôme Letter". The Progressive Years: 1898-1917, Teachers Guide. OurDocuments.gov.


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