The long-delayed selection of Juan Carlos of Bourbon as Franco's official successor in 1969 was an unpleasant surprise for many interested parties as Juan Carlos was the rightful heir for neither the Carlists nor the Legitimists.
Dugo odgađani izbor Juana Carlosa de Borbóna kao Francovog službenog nasljednika godine 1969. bio je neugodno iznenađenje za mnoge zainteresirane strane, jer Juan Carlos nije bio zakoniti nasljednik ni za karliste ni za legitimiste.