El Español de la Historia ("The Spaniard of History") was an Antena 3 show which aired in May 2007, based on the original BBC series 100 Greatest Britons.
The show asked viewers about the Greatest Spanish man or woman in history via an opinion poll.
The winner was the (then reigning monarch) King of Spain, Juan Carlos I.
The show was widely criticized and ignored by some historians in that it focused mainly on personalities of recent history and today's Spanish world.
Federico García Lorca, (1898–1936) poet and dramatist (Canciones).
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, (1960–) Prime Minister of Spain (2004–2011).
Letizia Ortiz, (1972–) crown princess (at the time of the election broadcast.
Antoni Gaudí, (1852–1926) architect (La Sagrada Familia).
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, nicknamed El Cid, (c. 1040 – 1099) nobleman, military and political leader.
Alfonso X El Sabio, (1221–1284) King of Castile, León and Galicia (1252–1284).
Antonio Machado, (1875–1939) poet (Campos de Castilla).
Miguel Servet, (1511–1553) theologian, physician, and humanist (Christianismi Restitutio) 26.
Gregorio Marañón, (1887–1960) physician, scientist, historian, writer and philosopher.
José Ortega y Gasset, (1883–1955) philosopher (The Revolt of the Masses) 34.
Miguel de Unamuno, (1864–1936) essayist, novelist, poet, playwright and philosopher (Abel Sánchez: The History of a Passion).
Pedro Almodóvar, (1949–) film director, screenwriter and producer (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios, Hable Con Ella, Todo Sobre Mi Madre, Volver).
Miguel Hernández, (1910–1942) poet ("Nanas de cebolla").
Felix Lope de Vega, (1562–1635) novelist, poet and playwright 55.
Agustina de Aragón, (1786–1857) military, led Spanish resistance against Napoleon Bonaparte's army.
Rosalía de Castro, (1837–1885) novelist and poet (Follas Novas).
Manuel Azaña, (1880–1940) Spanish Prime Minister (1931–1933) (1936) and President (1936–1939) 61.
Francisco de Quevedo, (1580–1645) poet (El Buscón) 63.
Alfredo Di Stéfano, (1926–2014) Argentine association football player, naturalized as Spanish citizen.
Manuel de Falla, (1876–1946) composer (El Amor Brujo) 71.
Joaquin Rodrigo, (1901–1999) composer (Concierto de Aranjuez).
Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, (1902–1975) priest and activist.
Buenaventura Durruti, (1896–1936) resistance fighter during the Spanish Civil War.
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, (1867–1928) novelist, journalist, politician and film director.
Ramón Areces, (1909–1989) businessman (El Corte Inglés).
Other countries have produced similar shows; see Greatest Britons spin-offs