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1957 Spanish Succession Alfonso Franco Juan Carlos
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The days of Bourbon rule in Spain seemed to be at an end when King Alfonso XIII left the country in 1931
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The Civil War of 1936-39 left Spain a fascist dictatorship run by General Franco as El Caudillo (the Leader)
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In the following year Spain was officially proclaimed a monarchy with Franco as head of state and the power to choose his successor
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the monarchy would be restored on General Franco’s death or retirement, but without saying who the monarch would be
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The destinies of Spain will be directed,’ the parliament was told, ‘by a monarchy which is neither liberal nor absolute, but traditional, popular and Catholic
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You’ve got all three Bourbons in front of you,’ she told Franco. ‘Decide!’ The general made no reply, but early in the following year Juan Carlos made it clear that in his opinion, when the time came, the monarchy would be ‘installed’ rather than ‘restored’
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When Franco died in Madrid in 1975 at the age of eighty-two, Juan Carlos was duly installed as King of Spain