2009 in Spain

Events in the year 2009 in Spain.

Incumbents Monarch – Juan Carlos I Prime Minister – José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

Regional presidents

Andalusia: until 7 April: Manuel Chaves 7 April–22 April: Gaspar Zarrias starting 22 April: José Antonio Griñán Aragón: Marcelino Iglesias Asturias: Vicente Álvarez Areces Balearic Islands: Francesc Antich Basque Country: Juan José Ibarretxe (until 7 May), Patxi López (starting 7 May) Canary Islands: Paulino Rivero Cantabria: Miguel Ángel Revilla Castilla–La Mancha: José María Barreda Castile and León: Juan Vicente Herrera Catalonia: José Montilla Extremadura: Guillermo Fernández Vara Galicia: Emilio Pérez Touriño (until 18 April), Alberto Núñez Feijóo (starting 18 April) La Rioja: Pedro Sanz Community of Madrid: Esperanza Aguirre Region of Murcia: Ramón Luis Valcárcel Navarre: Miguel Sanz Valencian Community: Francisco Camps Ceuta: Juan Jesús Vivas Melilla: Juan José Imbroda

Events

March 1 – The Basque Nationalist Party wins a plurality of seats in Spain's Basque Country's parliamentary elections. May 18 – Italian Camorra leader Raffaele Amato is arrested in Marbella, Spain. June 19 – A bomb explodes near Bilbao in the Basque region of Spain, killing one policeman. July 10 – One person is killed by a bull, the first such fatality in 14 years, during the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. July 21 – Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos becomes the first Spanish government official to visit Gibraltar in 300 years. July 24 – The Gran Telescopio Canarias, the world's largest reflecting telescope, is inaugurated by King Juan Carlos I of Spain.Spain giant telescope July 29 – 2009 Burgos bombing: A car bomb explodes outside a police barracks in the northern Spanish city of Burgos, injuring dozens of people. July 30 – 2009 Palmanova bombing: At least two people are killed in a car bomb explosion at a Guardia Civil barracks in Palma Nova on the Spanish island of Mallorca. August 9 – Three bombs explode on the island of Majorca, Spain. November 17 – The Spanish ship Alakrana and its crew of 36 are released after a US$3.5 million ransom is paid.

Film February 22 – Penélope Cruz wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Vicky Cristina Barcelona, the first Spanish actress to win an Academy Award. September 28 – Spain's Pablo Pineda wins the best actor award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, the first actor with Down's syndrome to win an international film award. 2009 – Dance to the Spirits documentary film is released.

Highest-grossing films + Highest-grossing films of 2009 in SpainRankTitleNationGross 1 Up €23,957,870 2 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs €21,197,890 3 Agora €18,532,500 4 Angels & Demons €15,518,330 5 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince / $13,633,800 6 Gran Torino $12,747,330 7 New Moon $12,646,590 8 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button $12,168,450 9 Slumdog Millionaire $10,569,130 10 Inglourious Basterds / $10,416,820

Television 2009 in Spanish television

Literature

Sport February 1 – Rafael Nadal of Spain defeats Roger Federer of Switzerland to win the 2009 Australian Open men's singles. March 15 – Luis León Sánchez wins the Paris–Nice. May 13 – FC Barcelona wins the Spanish Cup. May 16 – FC Barcelona wins the Liga. May 27 – FC Barcelona wins the UEFA Champions League and becomes the first Spanish team to win the treble. June 13–14 – Marc Gené, as part of the Peugeot Sport Total team, wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans. June 30 – July 3 − The Spanish team wins 83 medals (28 gold, 21 silver, 34 bronze) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. July 26 – Alberto Contador wins the Tour de France. August 23 – FC Barcelona wins the Spanish Super Cup. August 28 – FC Barcelona wins the UEFA Super Cup. September 20 – Spain wins the EuroBasket 2009. September 20 – Alejandro Valverde wins the Vuelta a España. October 17 – Alberto Contador finishes first in the UCI World Ranking. December 13 – Alemayehu Bezabeh wins the European Cross Country Championships. December 19 – FC Barcelona wins the FIFA Club World Cup and becomes the first team to win six competitions in one year.

Notable deaths

January 6 – Manuela Fernández-Fojaco, 113, Spanish supercentenarian, verified oldest person in Europe. February 14 – Luís Andrés Edo, 82, Spanish anarchist. March 1 – Pepe Rubianes, 61, Spanish Catalan actor and theatre director, lung cancer. April 6 – Mari Trini, 61, Spanish pop singer and actress. April 11 – Corín Tellado, 81, Spanish novelist, heart failure. April 13 – Ángel Miguel, 79, Spanish professional golfer. May 12 Antonio Vega, 51, Spanish pop singer-songwriter (Nacha Pop), pneumonia. Nemesio Fernández-Cuesta (1928–2009), 80, Spanish economist, businessman, journalist and politician. May 20 – María Amelia López Soliño, 97, Spanish blogger, world's oldest blogger. June 19 – Vicente Ferrer Moncho, 89, Spanish philanthropist. June 27 – Victoriano Crémer, 102, Spanish poet and journalist, natural causes. July 1 – Baltasar Porcel, 72, Spanish Catalan writer, cancer. July 11 – Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara, 69, Spanish woman believed to be world's oldest mother, cancer. August 5 – Jordi Sabater Pi, 87, Spanish ethologist, discovered albino gorilla Snowflake. August 8 – Daniel Jarque, 26, Spanish footballer, heart attack. August 11 – José Ramón García Antón, 61, Spanish engineer and politician in Valencian Community. August 27 – Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez, 96, Spanish politician. September 1 – Maria Christina of Bourbon-Parma, 84, Spanish royal (House of Bourbon-Parma), daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma. September 19 – Víctor Israel, 80, Spanish actor. September 25 – Alicia de Larrocha, pianist (born 1923) September 30 – Rafael Arozarena, 86, Spanish writer and poet. October 16 – Andrés Montes, 53, Spanish sports commentator. October 18 – Ignacio Ponseti, 95, Spanish physician and inventor (Ponseti method). October 26 – Sabino Fernández Campo, 91, Spanish Chief of the Royal House, key figure in failed 23-F coup d'état. November 2 – José Luis López Vázquez, 87, Spanish actor, after long illness. November 3 – Francisco Ayala, novelist (born 1906) November 12 – Dámaso Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, 60, Spanish judge, Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice.Death of Advocate General Dámaso Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer Court of Justice of the European Communities November 30 – Paul Naschy, 75, Spanish actor, screenwriter and director, pancreatic cancer. December 5 – Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal, 78, Spanish diplomat. December 11 – Francisco Piquer Chanza, 87, Spanish actor. December 17 – Albert Ràfols-Casamada, 86, Spanish artist. December 30 – Ivan Zulueta, 66, Spanish designer and film director.

See also List of Spanish films of 2009

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