2002 in Spain

none 2002 Events in the year 2002 in Spain. Incumbents Monarch: Juan Carlos IJuan Carlos Biography & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-Carlos www.britannica.com 29 August 2023 en Prime Minister: José María Aznar López Events 1 January — The Euro Currency officially became the legal tender for Spain, along with the other European Union (EU) Eurozone member area countries, replacing the Spanish peseta by being introduced physically with the official launch of the currency coins and banknotes. July - Perejil Island Crisis, a diplomatic and military tension erupted between Spain and Morocco after Moroccan soldiers occupied the Perejil Island, Spain launched a military operation to retake it.colelind 2025-08-05 The Diplomatic Crisis Over Perejil Island: Spain and Morocco’s Standoff in 2002 https://killbait.com/en/the-diplomatic-crisis-over-perejil-island-spain-and-moroccos-standoff-in-2002/ 2025-11-20 KillBait Archive en-GB November- Prestige oil spill occurred when an oil tanker sank off the Galician coast and caused one of the Spain's most severe environmental catastrophes polluted large areas of the shoreline and prompted widespread political backlash.2022-11-14 'Terrifying cocktail': Spain's worst environmental disaster, 20 years http://www.euronews.com/2022/11/14/spains-biggest-environmental-disaster-the-prestige-20-years-after 2025-12-04 euronews en Economic performance - Spain showed an economic growth compared to other EU countries, driven by construction, tourism and domestic consumption.Spain GDP - Gross Domestic Product 2002 countryeconomy.com https://countryeconomy.com/gdp/spain?year=2002 2025-12-04 countryeconomy.com en Sports 2001–02 La Liga 2001–02 Segunda División 2001–02 Copa del Rey 2002 Vuelta a España Births September 2013 30 April – Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón, third son of Infanta Cristina of Spain and Iñaki Urdangarín 11 June – Naim García, Malaysian footballer 12 June – Nico Williams, footballer 13 October – David Franco, trampolinist – Isabel Peralta, far-right activist Deaths Camilo José Cela, 85, Spanish novelist, poet, and essayist, 1989 Nobel Prize in Literature.https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/jan/18/guardianobituaries.books Eaude Michael Camilo José Cela The Guardian 2002-01-18 2019-03-21 Ramón Grosso, 58, Spanish footballer, cancer. Carlos Casares Mouriño, 60, Spanish Galician language writer, cardiac arrest. Xavier Montsalvatge, 90, Spanish composer and music critic.Allan Kozinn Allan Kozinn Xavier Montsalvatge, 90; Composer and Music Critic https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/17/arts/xavier-montsalvatge-90-composer-and-music-critic.html subscription 10 August 2021 The New York Times 17 May 2002 C 13 Carlos Berlanga, 42, Spanish musician and painter.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/carlos-berlanga-180660.html Nash Elizabeth Carlos Berlanga: Punk star of the Spanish 'Movida' The Independent, London 2002-06-19 2019-03-15 Carmelo Bernaola, 72, Spanish composer and clarinetist. Jaime Brocal Remohí, 66, Spanish comic book artist.https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/brocal_jaime.htm Jaime Brocal Remohí Lambiek 2019-03-18 Pedro Alberto Cano Arenas, 33, Spanish footballer, cerebral hemorrhage. Eduardo Chillida, 78, Spanish Basque sculptor.Ken Johnson Eduardo Chillida, Sculptor on a Grand Scale, Is Dead at 78 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/22/arts/eduardo-chillida-sculptor-on-a-grand-scale-is-dead-at-78.html subscription 10 August 2021 The New York Times 22 August 2002 A 21 Ricardo Calvo, 58, Spanish chess International Master, doctor, chess historian, author and reporter.http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=23085 Ricardo Calvo Chessgames.com 2019-03-19 Infanta Beatriz of Spain, 93, Spanish noblewoman and daughter of King Alfonso XIII. See also 2002 in Spanish television List of Spanish films of 2002 References 2002 Spain Category:Years of the 21st century in Spain Category:2000s in Spain Spain