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1976

Adolfo Suárez González takes office, marking the beginning of Spain's democratic transition

1981

Antonio Tejero attempts a military coup (Golpe de Estado) during the investiture of Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo

1982

Following the coup attempt, early elections are held, and Felipe González becomes the first socialist president post-dictatorship

1991

A global crisis negatively affects Spain's economy during González's tenure

1996

José María Aznar wins the elections with an absolute majority

2000

Aznar wins the elections again, maintaining his absolute majority

2003

Aznar supports the United States and Great Britain in the Iraq War against Saddam Hussein, which was unpopular among Spaniards

2004

A terrorist attack at the Atocha train station causes many deaths and injuries. Aznar loses the subsequent elections to José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

2005

Zapatero's government legalizes same-sex marriage

2008

Zapatero wins re-election, but a massive global crisis severely impacts Spain

2011

Mariano Rajoy wins the elections with an absolute majority as the economy continues to worsen

2014

King Juan Carlos I abdicates the throne to his son, Felipe VI

2018

Pedro Sánchez successfully passes a Moción de Censura (supported by Ciudadanos and Unidas Podemos), forcing Rajoy to resign. Sánchez becomes the acting president

2019 (April & November)

Two early elections are held; Sánchez wins the most votes both times but lacks the absolute majority to form a government

1980

Seville's Semana Santa is declared of International Tourist Interest

2022

Pedro Sánchez officially takes office after Unidas Podemos agrees to support his government under certain conditions

Two of the most important sculptors in 17th-century Spanish art history, known for creating sacred religious images during the Counter-Reformation

Juan de Mesa & Martínez Montañés

Mother of Emperor Constantine; she went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and found the true Cross of Jesus Christ

Santa Elena

Mid-19th-century royals who established a court in Seville to compete with Queen Isabel II. They revived Seville's Semana Santa from its 18th-century decline by giving gifts to the religious brotherhoods to keep citizens happy.

Duques de Montpensier