← 1958 1957 1956 1959 in Spain → 1960 1961 1962
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1959 List of years in Spain

Events in the year 1959 in Spain.

Incumbents

• Caudillo: Francisco Franco^[1]

Events

• Stabilization Plan introduced to liberalize the Spanish economy, leading to the Spanish miracle of the 1960s.

Births

• April 3 – Fermín Vélez, racing driver (died 2003)
• April 26
  • Rosa Estiarte, Olympic swimmer (died 1985)
  • Montserrat Majo, Olympic swimmer
• April 29 – Josep María Nogués, footballer
• June 9 – José Guirao, politician and cultural manager (died 2022)
• July 3 – José Baselga, oncologist (died 2021)
• September 24 – Ana Mato, politician
• October 1 – Marcos Alonso, footballer (died 2023)
• October 4 – Patxi López, politician
• November 13 – José Carlos Somoza, writer

Deaths

• July 7 – Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa, Spanish painter (b. 1871)
• July 26 – Manuel Altolaguirre, Spanish poet (b. 1905)
• August 8 – Luis Araquistáin, Spanish politician and writer (b. 1886)
• October 27 – Juan José Domenchina, Spanish poet (b. 1898)