Juan

[wahn, hwahn]

noun

1. a male given name, Spanish form of John.

Example Sentences

Appointed by Franco to succeed him, Juan Carlos was widely credited with helping steer Spain to democracy after the fascist dictator's death in 1975.

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In 2014 Juan Carlos broke his hip on a hunting trip to Botswana with his then-mistress, Corinna Larsen -- a visit branded an unforgivable extravagance at the height of Spain's economic crisis.

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Juan Carlos abdicated later in 2014, handing the throne to Felipe.

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Mixing historic anecdotes and regret over his own scandals, Spain's exiled king Juan Carlos I seeks to reconcile himself with his family and nation in newly-published memoirs that offer dramatic reminiscences from one of the last surviving players of 20th-century history.

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Seeking to mend relations with his estranged son, Spain's King Felipe VI, Juan Carlos also confronts his individual pain and isolation -- from seeing his brother die in a childhood shooting accident to the romantic and financial "mistakes" that drove him back into exile in his eighties.

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