1901 in Spain
# 1901 in Spain

Events in the year 1901 in Spain.

## Incumbents

* Monarch: Alfonso XIII
* Prime Minister: Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (until 6 March), Práxedes Mateo Sagasta (starting 6 March)

## Events

* May 19: Spanish general election, 1901
* Founding of the socialist newspaper La Bandera Roja in Castro Urdiales

## Births

* February 3: Ramón J. Sender, novelist (died 1982)
* April 1: Francisco Ascaso (died 1936)
* May 27: Pedro Garfias (died 1967)
* June 29: José Castillo (Spanish Civil War) (died 1936)
* October 15: Enrique Jardiel Poncela (died 1952)

## Deaths

* November 29: Francesc Pi i Margall (born 1824)
