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May 21, 2018 · Juan Carlos I (born 1938), proclaimed king of Spain on November 22, 1975, played an instrumental role in the transformation of his nation from a dictatorship to a constitutional monarchy. Juan Carlos Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón was born in the Anglo-American Hospital in Rome, Italy, on January 5, 1938. His grandfather, Alfonso XIII, had ...
Aug 25, 2020 · Jon Lee Anderson on the ignominious flight of Spain’s former king Juan Carlos I and the question of whether monarchy itself is an endangered species around the world.
Aug 12, 2020 · Less than 48 hours later, Spain’s emeritus king Juan Carlos I leaves the Zarzuela Palace, the seat of the royal household, which he has called home for the past 58 years. The following Monday, Juan Carlos leaves Spain altogether for an unknown destination and an unknown length of time.
