Book cover of Juan Carlos by Paul Preston

Juan Carlos

Steering Spain from Dictatorship to Democracy

Paul Preston

The king Franco chose, and how he led Spain from dictatorship to democracy.

Paul Preston’s biography of Juan Carlos, who was chosen by Franco as his successor and became king of Spain in 1975. Preston shows how Juan Carlos used his position to steer the country from dictatorship to democracy, including his stand against the attempted coup of 1981.

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