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 Xama to the French, "Orhypean. Le pays de la langue basque" (2010) and Catalan, Orhypean. The country of the Basque region (2012) In 2009, "Basque" was published : its language through history the Castilian version of Euskara Jendea , an approximation to the evolution of the language of the Basques throughout history. Juan Carlos Xama Juan Carlos Etxegoien Juanarena Xamar (born 27 November 1956) is a Navarrese teacher and writer in the Basque language. He is better known as Xamar, a derivation of the name of the Xamarrena hamlet, where he was born. Xama was born in Xamarrena de Garralda, Navarra.