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1939
 
    
Joaquin Rodrigo's concerto for guitar and orchestra, the Concierto de Aranjuez, has its first performance in Barcelona       
1939 September 1
 
   
Spain and Portugal declare that they will maintain their neutrality in the European war that now seems inevitable      
1951
 
    
In Christ of St John of the CrossSalvador Dali paints an image of the crucified Christ seeming to fly on his cross       
1957
 
   
Spanish-born Paris designer Cristóbal Balenciaga produces an ostensibly shapeless garment, the 'sack', that greatly excites the world of fashion      
1959
 
    
ETA (Euzkadi Ta Askatasuna) is formed in Spain as a guerrilla organization to win Basque independence       
1960
 
    
20-year-old Spanish tenor Placido Domingo sings his first major role, as Alfredo in La Traviata in the Mexican city of Monterrey       
1963
 
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Moise Tshombe's rebel regime in Katanga crumbles, and he flees to Spain      
1967
 
     
Luis Buñuel directs Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour, a film about a bored housewife who takes a day job as a prostitute        
1971
 
    
95-year-old Spanish cellist Pablo Casals conducts in New York his Hymn to the United Nations       
1972
 
    
Spanish director Luis Buñuel satirizes social conventions in his film Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie