Spanish transition to democracy

The Spanish transition to democracy, known in Spain as la Transición (IPA: [la tɾansiˈθjon]; "the Transition") or la Transición española ("the Spanish Transition"), is a period of modern Spanish history that moved from the Francoist dictatorship to a parliamentary system, under Juan Carlos I.

Kingdom of Spain Reino de España
1975–1982
Flag (1977–1981) Coat of arms (1977–1981)
Motto: Una, Grande y Libre ("One, Great and Free") Plus Ultra ("Further Beyond")
Anthem: Marcha Real ("Royal March")
Capital and largest city	Madrid
Official languages	Spanish After 1978: Catalan, Basque, Galician
Religion	Roman Catholicism (state religion until 1978)
Government	Unitary absolute monarchy (1975-1978) Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy (after 1978)
King
• 1975–1982	Juan Carlos I
Prime Minister
• 1975–1976	Carlos Arias Navarro
• 1976–1981	Adolfo Suárez
• 1981–1982	Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
Legislature	Cortes Españolas (until 1977) Cortes Generales (from 1977)
• Upper House	Senate
• Lower House	Congress of Deputies
Historical era	Cold War
• Death of Franco	20 November 1975
• Political Reform Act	18 November 1976
• 1977 Election	15 June 1977
• Amnesty Law	15 October 1977
• Constitution adopted	29 December 1978
• 1979 Election	1 March 1979
• Attempted coup d'état	23 February 1981
• 1982 Election	28 October 1982
Currency	Spanish peseta
Calling code	+34
Preceded by Succeeded by 1975: Spanish State 1977: Spanish Republican Government-in-Exile Kingdom of Spain