2000 in Spain
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The following lists events that happened in the year 2000 in Spain.
Incumbents
Events
- March - Aznar's Popular Party won the general election in a landslide victory.[3][4]
- April 25 - Aznar took the presidential oath in front of parliament.
- Average annual Spanish wage set at €29,225.[5]
Sports
- Spanish cyclist Joane Somarriba wins the Grande Boucle for the first of three times.
- José Antonio Camacho coaches the Española de Fútbol team to the Euro 2000 Quarter Finals.[6]
Births
- January 26 — Ester Expósito, actress
- January 31 — Hugo Guillamón, footballer[7]
- February 29 — Ferran Torres, footballer[8]
- June 27 — Rafa García, professional basketball player[9]
- September 9 — Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón, daughter of the Duchess of Lugo, The Infanta Elena of Spain and Jaime de Marichalar.[10]
Deaths
- February 5 – José García Hernández (born 1915), politician
- June 6 – Andrés Reguera (born 1930), politician
- April 29 —Antonio Buero Vallejo (born 1916), playwright
- July 23 — Carmen Martín Gaite (born 1925), writer
