1898 in Spain

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 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, poet (d. 1984) June 5 – Federico García Lorca, playwright and poet (d. 1936) July 17 – Benito Díaz, football manager and player (d. 1990) July 27 – Concha Méndez, poet and dramatist (d. 1986) October 22 – Dámaso Alonso, poet (d. 1990)

Deaths July 1 – Joaquín Vara del Rey y Rubio July 3 – Fernando Villaamil

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