title: 1897 in Spain
text: # 1897 in Spain
  
  Events from the year 1897 in Spain.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch: Alfonso XIII
  * Prime Minister:
     * until 8 August: Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
     * 8 August-4 October: Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero
     * starting 4 October: Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
  
  ## Events
  
  * June 12 - opening of Els Quatre Gats in Barcelona
  
  ## Births
  
  * September 18 - Pablo Sorozábal
  * October 7 - Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz
  * November 4 - Cipriano Mera
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * August 8 - Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
  