Juan Carlos I of Spain During periods of Franco's temporary incapacity in 1974 and 1975, Juan Carlos was acting head of state. On 30 October 1975, Franco gave full control to Juan Carlos; he died three weeks later, on 20 November. On 22 November, two days after Franco's death, the Cortes Generales proclaimed Juan Carlos King of Spain. In his address to the Cortes, Juan Carlos spoke of three factors: historical tradition, national laws, and the will of the people, and in so doing referred to a process dating back to the Civil War of 1936–39. On 27 November, a Mass of the Holy Spirit
Juan Carlos Real side UD Almería after agreeing to a one-year deal. Deportivo CFR Cluj Juan Carlos Real Juan Carlos Real Ruiz (born 15 March 1991), known as Juan Carlos, is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería as an attacking midfielder. Born in A Coruña, Juan Carlos was a product of local Deportivo de La Coruña's youth system, and made his official debut with the first team on 7 September 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 5–1 home win against Girona FC for the season's Copa del Rey. He scored 15 goals for the reserves in 2011–12, in the