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The Zarzuela Palace is the residence of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, the monarchs of Spain, and their family. It is located on the outskirts of Madrid
A parliamentary monarchy is a state headed by a monarch who is not actively involved in policy formation. The monarchs in such a system have a more ceremonial role in the government of the country
Francisco Franco was a Spanish military dictator who ruled over Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. He was severely opposed to the abolition of the monarchy in Spain.
Upon his rise to power, Franco introduced policies that were responsible for the repression and deaths of as many as 400,000 political opponents and dissenters, through the use of forced labor and executions in the concentration camps operated by his regime.
Don Julian
“Don” is a Spanish honorific prefixed to a male forename
This Spanish term translates to “non-denominational state” in English.
This means that the country is secular, with no officially recognized state religion
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