Following the death of the dictator General Francisco Franco, his designated successor Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor Maria de Borbon y Borbon-Dos Sicilias was proclaimed king by the Spanish parliament on 22 November 1975. He was anointed as King Juan Carlos on 27 November 1975.
Spain does not have "Presidents". The Head of the Government is the Prime Minister or "Presidente del Gobierno" and the Head of State is the King of Spain. The Prime Minister in 1978 was Adolfo Suarez. The King in 1978 was Juan Carlos I.
Juan Carlos I was designated King of Spain on November 22, 1975, two days after the death of Francisco Franco according to the Law of Succession promulgated by Franco.
Juan Carlos I
Juan Carlos has been the King of Spain since 22 November 1975.
Name: juan carlos ireign:22 november 1975
Spain's current ruler, King Juan Carlos was instrumental in bringing democracy back to Spain after the death of the Fascist dictator General Franco in 1975. King Juan Carlos is extremely popular in Spain.
King Juan Carlos I became King of Spain as the protégé of the Dictator of Spain, Francisco Franco and assumed power upon Franco's death in 1975. Please see the Related Link for more information.
King Juanj Carlos is the former ruler of Spain. He was the ruler of the country from 1975 until 2014. His son now holds this position.
Juan Carlos I of Spain (King from November 22, 1975 to June 19, 2014) of House of Bourbon is from Capetian Dynasty. He renounced the throne and turn it over to his son, Felipe VI.
22nd November 1975, two days after the death of Franco, when Juan Carlos was designated King.
Spain is not a dictatorship, therefore it does not have a dictator. The Kingdom of Spain is a Constitutional Monarchy, and is ruled in tandem by King Juan Carlos I and President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. = =
Juan Carlos is known to be the current king of Spain since 1975. He is a Roman catholic and was born in Rome, Italy in the year 1938. He was enthroned in 27th November, 1975.
Juan Carlos is famous for his role as the current King of Spain. He was born in 1938 in Italy, and he succeeded Francisco Franco as King in November of 1975, after Franco's death.
Juan Carlos I has been King of Spain since 1975. The King of Spain was baptized Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor Maria de Borbon y Borbon-Dos Sicilias. He was born January 5, 1938 in Rome. He is the Grandson of Alfonso XIII the last King of Spain who was deposed in 1931.Juan Carlos I is the King of Spain.