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
Isilo (elephant) Isilo (elephant) Isilo (c. 1956 – 2014) was one of South Africa’s largest African elephants and the largest living tusker in the southern hemisphere before his death. He was known as a "tusker," a male elephant with tusks weighing over 100 pounds. Although Isilo died of natural causes in 2014, his death attracted international media attention because his tusks, considered a National Heritage artifact, were missing when his body was discovered. Isilo was an African elephant that lived in Tembe Elephant Park in South Africa, home to some of the largest elephants in the world. Isilo’s name means “King” in