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Civil War
Who is King Juan Carlos:
Juan Carlos I reigned as King of Spain from 1975 until his abdication in 2014. Juan
Carlos is the grandson of Alfonso XIII, the last king of Spain before the abolition of the
monarchy in 1931 and the subsequent declaration of the Second Spanish Republic. Juan
Carlos was born in Rome, Italy, during his family's exile.
Born: 5 January 1938 (age 80 years), Rome, Italy
Height: 1.88 m
Sofía of Spain is his spouse.
Deposed date: 2014
Felipe VI of Spain, Cristina Federica, Infanta of Spain, Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo
are his children.
Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria, Infante
Alfonso of Spain are his siblings.
What happened during Spanish Civil War?

 The Spanish Civil War, widely known


in Spain simply as The Civil War or
The War, took place from 1936 to
1939.The war was between the
Nationalists and the Republicans.
Many people flee the war and
thousands were killed.
When did the civil war start?

 On the night of 17 July 1936,


the Spanish army, inspired most of
all by General Franco, started
the Spanish Civil War by rebelling
against the Second Republic. A
central goal of the rebels was the
destruction of left-wing organisations
The struggle in Spain came to
represent the fight against fascism.
How many people died?

 There were about 500,000 deaths


from all causes during the Spanish
Civil War. An estimated 200,000
died from combat-related causes
and of these,110,000 fought for
the Republicans and 90,000 for the
Nationalists.

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