When dictator Franco died in 1975, his successor Juan Carlos I played his part as the living symbol of the transition of Spain to a democratic constitutional monarchy.

When oil was discovered at the Maracaibo strike in 1922, Venezuela's dictator, Juan Vicente Gómez, allowed US oil companies to write Venezuela's petroleum law.

When Franco died on 20 November 1975 a Bourbon monarch was restored to the throne of Spain two days later as Juan Carlos I.

When the blockading squadron was forced off by want of provisions, the Spanish admiral Don Juan José Navarro put to sea.

When Tsuguharu Foujita arrived from Japan in 1913 not knowing a soul, he met Soutine, Modigliani, Pascin and Leger virtually the same night and within a week became friends with Juan Gris, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.

When he arrived there, knowing nobody, he met Amedeo Modigliani, Pascin, Chaim Soutine, and Fernand Léger and became friends with Juan Gris, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.

When the payment was not forthcoming from president Anastasio Bustamante, the king sent a fleet under Rear Admiral Charles Baudin to declare a blockade of all Mexican ports from Yucatán to the Rio Grande, to bombard the Mexican fortress of San Juan de Ulúa, and to seize the port of Veracruz.

When Juan Diego opened the cloak before Bishop Zumárraga on December 12th, the flowers fell to the floor, and in their place was the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, miraculously imprinted on the fabric.

When Eva Duarte married Juan Domingo Perón, she could be addressed as Eva Duarte de Perón, but the preferred style was Eva Perón, or the familiar and affectionate Evita ( little Eva ).

When September concluded, Miguel Laborde was replaced by Juan Trinidad as the BSN's tournament director.

When Castro told Frémont he would have to leave the country, the situation came close to war when he obstinately refused to leave and instead set up a base on Gavilán Peak, overlooking the town of San Juan.

When the Spanish media asked King Juan Carlos if he would endorse the bill legalizing gay marriages, he answered " Soy el Rey de España y no el de Bélgica " (" I am the King of Spain, not of Belgium ")– a reference to King Baudouin I of Belgium, who had refused to sign the Belgian law legalising abortion.

According to many experts and the Ring Magazine book The Ring: Boxing In The 20th Century, Gómez and Zárate had the highest knockout win percentage of any two boxers paired inside a ring in history: When Gómez and Zarate met on October 28, also at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, the challenger and still world Bantamweight champion Zarate was 55-0 with 54 knockouts, while defending world Super Bantamweight champion Gómez was 21-0-1 with 21 knockouts.

When Vigoreaux was 14 years old, they moved to San Juan, specifically Río Piedras.

When the city was first settled by Juan de Montoro and 12 families, it was given this name for its abundance of hot springs.

When the media asked King Juan Carlos if he would endorse the 2005 bill legalizing gay marriages ( the implication implied that he may not endorse the bill ), he answered " Soy el Rey de España y no el de Bélgica " (" I am the King of Spain, not of Belgium ")– a reference to King Baudouin I of Belgium who had refused to sign the Belgian law legalising abortion in Belgium.

When the brigade commander, Samuel B. M. Young, became ill, Wood received a field promotion to brigadier general of volunteers and assumed command of the 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Division, V Corps ( which included the Rough Riders ) and led the brigade to a famous victory at Kettle Hill and San Juan Heights.

When the media asked King Juan Carlos if he would endorse the bill legalizing gay marriages, he answered " Soy el Rey de España y no el de Bélgica " (" I am the King of Spain, not of Belgium ") a reference to King Baudouin I of Belgium who had refused to sign the Belgian law legalising abortion.

When he was in position to act in early 1829, he sent a division commanded by Juan Prem to enter Guatemalan territory and to take control of Chiquimula.

When Ortiz, her second husband and business partner, died in 2000, she suffered a fall and was removed from her Art-Deco home in the upmarket San Juan area known as Ocean Park, to a long-term care nursing home named Hogar Santa Teresa de Jornet.

When the Peruvian capital of Lima fell after the battles of San Juan and Miraflores, the Peruvian naval officers scuttled the entire fleet to prevent its capture by the Chilean forces.

When President Juan Perón fell from power in 1955 the ex Focke-Wulf team dispersed, many to the United States.

When the Argentine forces returned to Buenos Aires, Juan Lavalle led a military coup against the governor Manuel Dorrego.

When the Castilian royal standard-bearer fell, the already demoralized troops on the rear thought their King was dead and started to flee in panic ; in a matter of moments this became a general rout where Juan of Castile himself had to run at full speed to save his life, leaving behind not only common soldiers but also many still dismounted noblemen.

When Brown retired as head coach following the 1975 season and appointed Bill " Tiger " Johnson as his successor, Walsh resigned and served as an assistant coach for Tommy Prothro with the San Diego Chargers in 1976.

When the AFL-NFL Merger was completed for the 1970 season, the very first opponent for the Colts in their new environment of the American Football Conference was the San Diego Chargers at San Diego.

When it came to naming the park, five titles were considered: San Diego Animal Land, San Diego Safari Land, San Diego Wild Animal Safari, San Diego Wildlife Park and San Diego Wild Animal Park.

When the party reached San Diego on July 1, Father Serra stayed behind to start the Mission San Diego de Alcalá, the first of the 21 California missions ( including the nearby Visita de la Presentación, also founded under Serra's leadership ).

When he graduated, he enrolled briefly at San Diego State Teacher's College, ( now known as San Diego State University ), joined the track team, took his first theatre and public-speaking courses, and joined the Epsilon Eta fraternity.

When TELEVISA went bankrupt in 1960, Diego Cisneros purchased the remaining assets of the company.

When she ends up stranded in New Mexico, she meets a sailor on his way back to San Diego from leave.

When the San Diego Padres announced that PETCO ( which is based in San Diego ) had obtained naming rights to PETCO Park, PETA was unable to persuade them to terminate the agreement.

When he was five, his family moved to San Diego, California, where he graduated from San Diego High School at age 16.

When Philbin had a late-night weekend talk show in San Diego, Blassie would routinely show up to yell at the audience, throw furniture, and threaten Philbin.

When Huntington's Southern Pacific Railroad needed Irvine's land for its route between Orange County and San Diego, Irvine refused.

When Orin attempted to resurrect Sub Diego, a part of his soul attached itself to the dead body of Arthur Joseph Curry, while Orin mutated into the Dweller.

When this bar was demolished, it took with it a mural done by Diego Rivera.

When U. S. troops occupied Los Angeles and San Diego in 1846 during the Mexican – American War, Pico fled to Baja California, Mexico, to argue before the Mexican Congress for sending troops to defend Alta California.

When proteins are heated they become denatured ( unfolded ) and change texture.

When unfolded, it forms a symmetrical design.

When an astronaut backed into the unit and snapped the life-support system into place, the arms were unfolded.

When the landing legs unfolded they made a bouncing motion that accidentally set off the landing sensors, causing the descent engines to shut down prematurely and the Lander to fall.

When the leaves of ramsons and Arum maculatum first sprout they look similar, however unfolded Arum maculatum leaves have irregular edges and many deep veins while ramsons leaves are convex with a single main vein.

When unfolded and thrown it can generate a powerful electric shock, which has proved to be so disruptive to some electrical systems, it has blown up entire submarines ( ep.

When completely unfolded, it measures about three feet by four feet ( 1 m by 1. 3 m ).

When Ayya Vaikundar died, the tied-up palm leaf manuscript, which was until then not opened, was unfolded.

When unfolded, it covers the entire body and disperses energy over the cloak.

When being towed in the unfolded position, the A-Frame is fitted to the front transom in order to support the elevating mass.