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Facts

Also Known As Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor MarĂ­a de BorbĂłn Y BorbĂłn
Born January 5, 1938 (age 88) ‱ Rome ‱ Italy
Title / Office king (1975-2014), Spain
Notable Family Members son Felipe VI

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Juan Carlos
King Felipe VI and King Juan Carlos of Spain stand side by side in formal military dress uniforms with medals and sashes at La Zarzuela Palace in Madrid.
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Azaña, Manuel
Manuel Azaña
president of Spain
Antonio CĂĄnovas del Castillo
Antonio CĂĄnovas del Castillo
prime minister of Spain
Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
Painting by Jakob Seisenegger showing Emperor Charles V in ornate Renaissance attire standing beside a large hunting dog, with a green curtain in the background.
Charles V
Holy Roman emperor
Francisco Franco in military uniform and cap, looking slightly to the side in an undated black and white portrait.
Francisco Franco
ruler of Spain
Christopher Columbus
Isabella I
queen of Spain
Hernån Cortés
Hernån Cortés
Spanish conquistador
Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain, shown in ornate armor with one hand resting on a helmet, painted in the manner of Sir Anthony More against a dark background.
Philip II
king of Spain and Portugal
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd duke de Alba, oil painting by Sir Antony More, 1549; in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3 duque de Alba
Spanish soldier and statesman
Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
Spanish cardinal
Charles III
Charles III
king of Spain
Pedro SĂĄnchez, Spanish prime minister
Pedro SĂĄnchez
prime minister of Spain
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Gaspar de GuzmĂĄn y Pimental, count-duke de Olivares
prime minister of Spain
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Manuel de Godoy
prime minister of Spain
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Adolfo SuĂĄrez GonzĂĄlez
prime minister of Spain
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Felipe GonzĂĄlez MĂĄrquez
prime minister of Spain
Holbrooke, Richard; Joulwan, George; and Solana, Javier
Javier Solana
Spanish politician
Alfonso XIII.
Alfonso XIII
king of Spain
Painting by Francisco de Goya of King Ferdinand VII wearing a red and white fur-trimmed royal mantle, holding a scepter, with a neutral dark background.
Ferdinand VII
king of Spain
José María Aznar
José María Aznar
prime minister of Spain

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