2015 Spanish general election was suspect from having benefited of some of the crimes allegedly committed by her former husband Jesús Sepúlveda, charged in the Gürtel case. The Monarchy had also come under public scrutiny as a result of a corruption scandal affecting Duke of Palma Iñaki Urdangarín, the Nóos case, and his spouse Cristina de Borbón, Infanta of Spain and daughter of King Juan Carlos I, for possible crimes of tax fraud and money laundering. These corruption allegations, coupled with other scandals—such as public anger at King Juan Carlos' elephant hunting trip to Botswana at the height of the economic crisis in 2012—as
Juan Carlos Martín Corral in a 2–3 home loss against FC Barcelona B for the Segunda División championship. On 4 July 2011, after being deemed surplus to requirements, Juan Carlos moved to Hércules CF also in the second level. On 2 July 2013, he signed for Córdoba CF after rejecting a contract extension from the Valencians. Juan Carlos appeared in 15 matches in his debut season, as the Andalusians returned to La Liga after a 42-year absence. He made his debut in the competition on 25 August 2014, starting in a 0–2 away defeat to Real Madrid. Juan Carlos returned to his first club