1982 in Spain

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Events

12 May – Spanish priest Juan María Fernández y Krohn tries to stab Pope John Paul II with a bayonet during the latter's pilgrimage to the shrine at Fátima, Portugal.^{[citation needed]}
30 May – Spain joins NATO.^{[citation needed]}
1 October – Coup d'état attempt: Home Office Secretary Juan José Rosón learns of a conspiracy to carry out a coup d'état later in the month. The three main suspects, Artillery Colonel Luis Muñoz Gutiérrez, Artillery Colonel Jesús Crespo Cuspinera, and the latter's brother, Lieutenant Colonel José Crespo Cuspinera, are arrested the following morning.^[2]
28 October – The general election ends in victory for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.^[3]

Lucía represents Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Él". She finishes 10th out of 18 entries.^[4]

14 February – Verano azul concludes its run on TVE1. The series, with 19 episodes that drew up to 20 million viewers in Spain, has been frequently re-run during the summer months in subsequent years.