(SPA-2) King Juan Carlos Retires
Juan Carlos I (Spanish: [xwaŋˈkaɾlos]; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from November 1975 until his abdication in June 2014.
Children: Felipe VI, Alberto Sola, Cristina Federiece
Parents: King Alfonso, Infante Juan, Count of Borbon
Born: 5 January 1938, Rome, Italy
Spouse: Sofía of Spain
On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos became king. Franco hand picked him and prepared him for the job. In 1969 it had been thirty years since the last king. King Juan Carlos helped change Spain from a dictatorship into a parliamentary democracy.
Children: Felipe VI, Alberto Sola, Cristina Federiece
Parents: King Alfonso, Infante Juan, Count of Borbon
Born: 5 January 1938, Rome, Italy
Spouse: Sofía of Spain
On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos became king. Franco hand picked him and prepared him for the job. In 1969 it had been thirty years since the last king. King Juan Carlos helped change Spain from a dictatorship into a parliamentary democracy.
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