Google
Custom Search
Last Updated: Feb 9, 2010 - 5:56 PM CET | Contact Us | Mobile | Clasificados | Directorio |

Spain News

Search more than four years of Spain news stories.

Spain Directory

The Typically Spanish Spain Directory is the largest human-compiled directory of Spain-related websites.
Browse over 68,000 links.
Add your website now - Click here

Free Spain Classifieds

Place your ad now - Click here

What's On in Spain

newOur events calender can be browsed by category or province.Browse here
Add your event here




legal spain
learn spanish





Princesses 16 and 17 of Spain
larger | smaller
By h.b. - Apr 13, 2009 - 7:38 AM
Infantas Leonor and Sofía at the Pascua Mass in Palma de Mallorca on Sunday - EFEInfantas Leonor and Sofía at the Pascua Mass in Palma de Mallorca on Sunday - EFE
enlarge photo
The Princesses have the numbers reserved in the DNI identity card system in Spain

Despite what most people in Spain believe, the low numbers on DNI identity documents do not necessarily belong to the deceased.
The Prince of Asturias has the number 15, and his two daughters, the Infantas Leonor and Sofía, have the numbers 16 and 17 reserved for them.

The DNI identity paper was thought up by General Francisco Franco in March 1944, but the first card was not issued until 1951 when Franco himself had number 1, his wife Carmen Polo number 2, and his daughter Carmen Franco number 3.

In 1965 the King and Queen, then Principes de Españam were given the numbers 10 and 11, and in 1980 their daughters, Infantas Elena and Cristina were given 12 and 14.
13 has not been issued.


Click here for related stories


mobile mobile | email email this article | print printer friendly page

More Spanish Oddities

Readers' comments:
Please keep to the subject. Opinions published here are of our visitors, not the Typically Spanish team. Comments which go against Spanish laws or which are libellous are not allowed. We reserve the right to delete any comment we wish. Placing a comment indicates you have read our terms and conditions and privacy policy.

Por favor, céntrate en el tema. Son las opiniones de los internautas, y no las de Typically Spanish. No está permitido verter comentarios contrarios a las leyes españolas o injuriantes. Reservado el derecho a eliminar los comentarios que consideremos fuera de tema. Escribir un comentario indica que has leído nuestros condiciones de uso y politica de privacidad.


del del.icio.us | digg digg | technorati technorati | yahoo yahoo | StumbleUpon Toolbar Stumble It!
Add to Facebook Facebook | Reddit Reddit | Seed it! Newsvine | Meanme Meneame | Wikio Wikio
Blink Blink | Google Bookmarks Google | Fresqui Fresqui | msn reporters MSN reporters | live spaces Live Spaces
Nt Space My Space | Fark Fark | Mixx Mixx | Twitter Twitter

newsnow