1936 in Spain

Incumbents

• President: Manuel Azaña
• Prime Minister: Santiago Casares Quiroga until July 19, Francisco Largo Caballero

  Events

• July 17–18 - July 1936 military uprising in Melilla
• July 18–25 - July 1936 military uprising in Seville
• July 18–20 - Siege of Cuartel de la Montaña
• July 19 - July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona
• July 19–27 - Siege of Cuartel de Loyola
• July 19-August 16 - Siege of Gijón
• July 19-October 16 - Siege of Oviedo
• July 21-September 27 - Siege of the Alcázar
• August 14 - Battle of Badajoz
• August 19-September 5 - Battle of Irún
• September 3 - Battle of Talavera de la Reina

  Births

• 4 May - El Cordobés, matador

  Deaths

• July 12 - José Castillo
• July 13 - José Calvo Sotelo
• July 20 - José Sanjurjo and Francisco Ascaso
• July 30 - Joaquín Abati
• August 4 - Antonio Azarola y Gresillón
• August 5 - Marcelino Valentín Gamazo
• August 8 - Ceferino Giménez Malla
• August 11 - Blas Infante
• August 12 - Manuel Goded Llopis
• August 17 - José María of Manila and Alexandre Bóveda
• August 19 - Federico García Lorca
• August 22 - Melquíades Álvarez
• August 23 - Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz and José María Albiñana
• August 31 - Joaquín Milans del Bosch
• September 5 - Federico Borrell García
• September 29 - Alfonso Beorlegui Canet
• October 2 - Bartolomé Blanco
• October 29 - Ramiro de Maeztu and Ramiro Ledesma Ramos
• November 20 - Buenaventura Durruti and José Antonio Primo de Rivera
• November 28 - Pedro Muñoz Seca