Events in the year 2020 in Spain.
Incumbents
Monarch: Felipe VI
Prime Minister: Pedro Sánchez
President of the Congress of Deputies: Meritxell Batet
President of the Senate of Spain: Pilar Llop
President of the Supreme Court: Carlos Lesmes
President of the Constitutional Court: Juan José González Rivas
Attorney General: María José Segarra (until 15 January) Luis Navajas (acting 15 January – 26 February) Dolores Delgado (since 26 February) Chief of the Defence Staff: Miguel Ángel Villarroya Vilalta President of the Episcopal Conference: Ricardo Blázquez (until 3 March) Juan José Omella (since 3 March) Sánchez II Government
Regional presidents
Andalusia: Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla
Aragón: Javier Lambán
Asturias: Adrián Barbón
Balearic Islands: Francina Armengol
Basque Country: Iñigo Urkullu
Canary Islands: Ángel Víctor Torres
Cantabria: Miguel Ángel Revilla
Castilla–La Mancha: Emiliano García-Page
Castile and León: Alfonso Fernández Mañueco
Catalonia: Quim Torra
Extremadura: Guillermo Fernández Vara
Galicia: Alberto Núñez Feijóo
La Rioja: Concha Andreu
Community of Madrid: Isabel Díaz Ayuso
Region of Murcia: Fernando López Miras
Navarre: María Chivite
Valencian Community: Ximo Puig
Ceuta: Juan Jesús Vivas
Melilla: Eduardo de Castro
Events
25 January – Scheduled date for presentation of the 34th Goya Awards
19 February – The investigation into the Bolivian diplomatic incident is completed. The Spanish government accuses the Bolivian government of risking the safety of its diplomats while emphasizing the desire to continue good relations with the South American country. COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
Deaths
January
7 January – Jaime Monzó (also spelled Jaume), swimmer (b. 1946). 8 January – Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz (b. 1936). 13 January – Isabel-Clara Simó, journalist and writer (b. 1943). 21 January – Meritxell Negre, singer (b. 1971). 22 January – Roser Rahola d'Espona, editor and baroness (b. 1914). 30 January – Mauro Varela, politician and banker (b. 1941).
February
4 February – José Luis Cuerda, director, screenwriter and producer (b. 1947) 8 February – Carlos Rojas Vila, author (b. 1928) 9 February – David Gistau, TV writer and novelist, brain injury (b. 1970). 10 February – Diana Garrigosa, teacher and activist (b. 1944). 12 February – Miguel Cordero del Campillo, veterinarian, parasitologist, academic and politician (b. 1925). 13 February – Rafael Romero Marchent, film director, actor and screenwriter (b. 1926). 18 February – Jaime Amat, Olympic field hockey player (b. 1941) 19 February – Fernando Morán, diplomat and politician (b. 1926). 24 February – Juan Eduardo Zúñiga, literary scholar and writer (b. 1919). 26 February – Eduardo Bort, guitarist (b. 1948).
March
9 March
José Jiménez Lozano, writer, Miguel de Cervantes Prize winner (b. 1930). Luis Racionero, writer (b. 1940). 18 March – Joaquín Peiró, football player and manager, (b. 1936). 20 March – Carlos Falcó, 5th Marquess of Griñón, socialite and entrepreneur, Grandee of Spain (b. 1937). 21 March – Lorenzo Sanz, businessman and sports executive (b. 1943). 22 March Germà Colón, philologist (b. 1928). Máximo Hernández, 74, football player and manager (b. 1945). Benito Joanet, football player and coach (b. 1935). José María Loizaga Viguri, businessman (b. 1936) Carmen de Mairena, actress, cuplé singer and television personality (b. 1933). 23 March Lucia Bosè, Italian-born actress and beauty pageant winner (b. 1931). José Folgado, businessman and politician (b. 1944). José García González, psychiatrist and neurologist (b. 1938). 27 March – Jesús Gayoso Rey, Civil Guard lieutenant colonel (b. 1971). 28 March – Chato Galante, pro-democracy activist and political prisoner (b. 1948). 29 March – José Luis Capón, footballer (b. 1948). 31 March Rafael Gómez Nieto, resistance fighter (b. 1921). Daniel Yuste, Olympic racing cyclist (b. 1944).