King Juan Carlos I, who became the head of state after Francisco Francos death, has the ability to ratify laws, dissolve the legislature, and propose candidates for the office of prime minister; he is also head of the armed forces.
B.C.) colonies in Andalusia, notably at Cádiz and Tartessus (possibly the biblical Tarshish).
It separated the posts of head of government and chief of state, provided for direct election of about one quarter of the members of the Cortes, gave married women the vote, made religious freedom a legal right, and ended Falange control of labor unions.