Spain In 2004, Spain’s newly elected socialist government, led by President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, campaigned to legalize same-sex marriage, and in 2005 the Cortes Generales passed a same-sex marriage law.

Spain In 2004, Spain’s newly elected socialist government, led by President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, campaigned to legalize same-sex marriage, and in 2005 the Cortes Generales passed a same-sex marriage law.