1899 in Spain
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Events in the year 1899 in Spain.
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Alfonso XIII, Maria Christina of Austria (Queen regent)
- Prime Minister â Práxedes Mateo Sagasta until 7 March, then Francisco Silvela
Events
- 12 February â The majority of the Kingdom of Spain's remaining territories in the Pacific are sold to the German Empire through the GermanâSpanish Treaty.[1]
- 16 & 30 April â The 1899 Spanish general election is held.
- 3 May â Francisco Silvela becomes the new Prime Minister of Spain after the resignation on March 7 of Práxedes Sagasta in the wake of Spain's loss of its overseas territories during the Spanish-American War.
- 22 September â Following a court-martial, Admiral Patricio Montojo, who had surrendered the Philippines to the U.S. to end the SpanishâAmerican War, is relieved of all commands and placed on the reserve list.
Births
- 18 January â Domingo Sánchez, wrestler (died 1961)
- 28 January â Luis de Urquijo, 2nd Marquess of Bolarque, diplomat and businessman (died 1975)
- 29 January â Ãngel GarcÃa Hernández, soldier (died 1930)
- 30 January â Manuel Quiroga, composer (died 1988)
- 5 February â Julián Zugazagoitia, journalist and politician (died 1940)
- 8 February â Camilo Menéndez Tolosa, army general (died 1971)
- 19 February â Josep Tarradellas, first president of Catalonia (died 1988)
- 4 March â Emilio Prados, author (died 1962 in Mexico)
- 5 May â Cèlia Suñol i Pla, author (died 1986)
- 11 May â Paulino Masip, author (died 1963 in Mexico)
- 17 May â Carmen de Icaza, 8th Baroness of Claret, author (died 1979)
- 26 May â Avelino Cachafeiro, musician (died 1972)
- 30 May â Bernabé López Calle, anarchist militant (died 1949)
- 4 June â Juan Cazador, poet and artist (died 1956)
- 19 June â Maria Carratalà i Van den Wouver, musician (died 1984)
- 9 July â Cirilo Cánovas, politician (died 1973)
- 2 August â Ernesto Giménez Caballero, author and politician (died 1988)
- 27 August â Eduardo Torroja, engineer (died 1961)
- 2 September â Luis Pericot Garcia, archaeologist and historian (died 1978)
- 25 September â Ricard Lamote de Grignon, composer and conductor (died 1962)
- 4 October â FermÃn Galán, soldier (died 1930)
- 9 October â Francisco Casanovas, musician (died 1986)
- 11 October â Mariano Alonso Alonso, military officer (died 1974)
- 9 November â Francisco Reiguera, actor (died 1969 in Mexico)
- 15 November â Leopoldo Querol, pianist (died 1985)
- 18 November â Luis González de Ubieta, naval admiral (died 1950)
- 7 December â José Bullejos, politician (died 1974 in Mexico)
- 11 December â Victorina Durán, artist (died 1993)
- 15 December â Eusebia Palomino Yenes, nun (died 1935)
- 28 December â Edgar Neville, author and director (died 1976)
Deaths
- 2 January â Francisco de Cubas, architect and politician (born 1826)
- 4 June â José de Carvajal y Hué, economist and politician (born 1835)
- 6 August â Isabel Cheix, author (born 1839)
- 9 November â MarÃa del Carmen González-Ramos GarcÃa-Prieto de Muñoz, nun (born 1834)
- 1 December â Dolores Cabrera y Heredia, author (born 1828)
- 2 December â Segismundo Bermejo y Merelo, naval officer (born 1832)
- 3 December â Antonio MarÃa Fabié, politician (born 1832)
- 18 December â Francesc Xavier Butinyà i Hospital, missionary (born 1834)