Events of 2011 in Spain.
Incumbents Monarch: Juan Carlos I Prime Minister: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (until 21 December), Mariano Rajoy (starting 21 December)
Regional presidents
Andalusia: José Antonio Griñán Aragón: Marcelino Iglesias (until 13 July), Luisa Fernanda Rudi (starting 13 July) Asturias: Vicente Álvarez Areces (until 15 July), Francisco Álvarez-Cascos (starting 15 July) Balearic Islands: Francesc Antich (until 18 June), José Ramón Bauzá (starting 18 June) Basque Country: Patxi López Canary Islands: Paulino Rivero Cantabria: Miguel Ángel Revilla (until 23 June), Ignacio Diego (starting 23 June) Castilla–La Mancha: José María Barreda (until 22 June), María Dolores de Cospedal (starting 22 June) Castile and León: Juan Vicente Herrera Catalonia: Artur Mas Extremadura: Guillermo Fernández Vara (until 4 July), José Antonio Monago (starting 4 July) Galicia: Alberto Núñez Feijóo La Rioja: Pedro Sanz Community of Madrid: Esperanza Aguirre Region of Murcia: Ramón Luis Valcárcel Navarre: Miguel Sanz (until 1 June), Yolanda Barcina (starting 1 June) Valencian Community: Francisco Camps (until 28 July), Alberto Fabra (starting 28 July) Ceuta: Juan Jesús Vivas Melilla: Juan José Imbroda
Events
1 May – an earthquake struck Lorca, Murcia. 15 May – nationwide protests against the economic and political situation. 22 May – Spanish local elections, 2011. October, The ETA, a Basque militant separatist group, definitively ends armed activity. 20 November – general election, won by the People's Party whose leader is Mariano Rajoy.
Births 11 February – Luna Fulgencio, actress
Deaths
7 May – Seve Ballesteros, golfer (born 1957) 23 May – Xavier Tondó, cyclist (born 1978)
See also 2011 in Spanish television List of Spanish films of 2011 2011 in the European Union
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