1898 in Spain
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Events from the year 1898 in Spain.
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Alfonso XIII
- Prime Minister â Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
- Foreign Minister â José Canelejas
- Ambassador to the United States: Enrique Dupuy de Lôme
Events
- February 9 â publishing of the De Lôme Letter[1]
- March 27 â Spanish general election, 1898
- April 11 â U.S. president William McKinley asks the U.S. Congress to declare war on Spain
- April 25 â beginning of SpanishâAmerican War
- July 1 â SpanishâAmerican War: Battle of El Caney
- July 3 â SpanishâAmerican War: Battle of Santiago de Cuba
- December 10 â Treaty of Paris (1898)
- founding of Athletic Bilbao
- founding of Palamós CF
Births
- April 26 â Vicente Aleixandre, poet (d. 1984)
- June 5 â Federico GarcÃa Lorca, playwright and poet (d. 1936)
- July 17 â Benito DÃaz, football manager and player (d. 1990)
- July 27 â Concha Méndez, poet and dramatist (d. 1986)
- October 22 â Dámaso Alonso, poet (d. 1990)
Deaths
- July 1 â JoaquÃn Vara del Rey y Rubio
- July 3 â Fernando Villaamil
