Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal
Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal (1931 - 5 December 2009) was a Spanish
Juan Carlos I of Spain for more than twenty years.[1]
Prado y Colón, the son of a
Prado y Colón was sentenced to two years in prison in 2004 in
humanitarian reasons.[1] However, in 2007 the Supreme Court of Spain sentenced Colón to one year in prison for diverting funds to the Torras Group.[1] He was given an additional three months sentence in February 2008 in the Grand Tibidabo case.[1]
A personal friend and advisor to
King Juan Carlos for more than twenty years, Colón founded the Foundation for Help Against Drug Addiction (FAD). Queen Sofia currently serves as FAD's president.[1]
Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal died of cancer at his home in
Endesa power company as of 2009.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Manuel Prado y Colón de Carvajal has died at home in Sevilla". Typically Spanish. 2009-12-05. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-12-30.