Ancestry of Juan Carlos I of Spain Ancestry of Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos reigned as the King of Spain from 1975 until his abdication in 2014. He was born in Rome on 5 January 1938, where his family was living in exile after proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic. He is the father of the current King, Felipe VI. This table sets out the ancestry of Juan Carlos I for five generations, numbered according to the "ahnentafel" genealogical numbering system. Juan Carlos is a patrilineal member of the Spanish House of Bourbon, the senior branch of the House of Bourbon, itself originally a branch
African Lion Safari elephant breeding program in North America, and in 2008 became home to the first third generation Asian elephant in North America. It has received several CAZA awards, including those recognizing outstanding achievements in the care of both cheetahs and giraffes. In 2010, "Jake" became African Lion Safari's first successful Asian elephant birth from an artificial insemination, and the first birth of this kind in Canada. A demonstration against animals in captivity was held at African Lion Safari on Saturday, May 4, 2013. Animal rights activists from the Grassroots Ontario Animal Liberation Network staged a protest during the Safari's opening day