1940 in Spain

Incumbents

 * Caudillo: Francisco Franco

Events

 * November 9 – Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez premieres in Barcelona, Spain.

Births

 * Robert Saladrigas, Spanish writer, journalist and literary critic (d. 2018)
 * February 25 – Jesús López Cobos, Spanish-born conductor (d. 2018)
 * April 20 – Pilar Miró, Spanish screenwriter and film director (d. 1997)

Deaths

 * February 8 - Antonio Escobar Huertas (born 1879)
 * May 19 – Diego Mazquiarán, Spanish matador (born 1895)
 * September 26 — Walter Benjamin, German-Spanish philosopher and critic (born 1892)
 * October 15 - Lluís Companys, execution by firing squad (born 1882)
 * November 3 - Manuel Azaña (born 1880)