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...have always liked history," says Actress Faye Dunaway, 43, but when she began researching her role as Spain's Queen Isabella for Christopher Columbus, a TV mini-series to be aired next season, she found that "very little had been written about her." Dunaway did finally turn up a few things, including the fact that Columbus' historic voyage was delayed because "Isabella was fighting the Moors. She was a warrior queen. She actually got out there and fought in full armor." So, naturally, Dunaway followed suit. "It was awfully awkward," she says, though the actress had it easier...
...could depend on a fairy tale ending, all would be well. But Karl points out that "nothing is firm or solid in Spain," and anti-monarchists note that his grandfather ruled for 29 years before fleeing to Rome...
...ability to lead, to hold his throne were questioned. As a Bourbon, he was scion of a royal line that had frequently failed. Both sides of the political spectrum prepared for the worst. His sure and simple belief in the inevitability of democracy for Spain was seen as political naivete...
Tall and athletic, Juan Carlos was known is an avid sportsman (and still is, although a pelvic injury last year has slowed him somewhat). He was a member of Spain's 1972 Dragon-class Olympic sailing team. A black belt in karate, it was said its kept his broken boards in a mansion closet. He is also an avid motorcyclist...
...primary target of the intermediate and upper level courses is to give students a practical command of the language, according to Rivers. For example, the recently created Spanish Cd, "Spanish Oral Survival Course," was designed so that "if a student were helicoptered into Spain tomorrow, he or she could communicate," Rivers explained...