Junta may refer to:

Government and military

* Junta (governing body) (from Spanish), the name of various historical and current governments and governing institutions, including civil ones **

Military junta A military junta () is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term ''junta'' means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the national and local junta organized by the Spanish resistance to Napoleon's invasion of Spain in ...

, one form of junta, government led by a committee of military officers * Junta (Habsburg), an administrative body that ruled in personal union with the Spanish Habsburgs *

Junta (Peninsular War) In the Napoleonic era, junta () was the name chosen by several local administrations formed in Spain during the Peninsular War as a patriotic alternative to the official administration toppled by the French invaders. The juntas were usually formed b ...

, resistance governments in Spain during the Peninsular War *

Junta (Spanish American Independence) Junta () during Spanish American independence was the type of self government as patriotic alternative to the central government of Spain during the first phase of Spanish American wars of independence. The formation of juntas was usually an urban ...

, resistance governments during the Spanish American wars of independence * ; see

Cuban National Party The Cuban National Party ( es, Partido Nacional Cubano) was a political party in Cuba. At the very beginning of the 20th century, it was one of the three main political parties on the island. The party favoured independence for Cuba.Bianchi Ross , ...

Whig Junto The Whig Junto is the name given to a group of leading Whigs who were seen to direct the management of the Whig Party and often the government, during the reigns of William III and Anne. The Whig Junto proper consisted of John Somers, later ...

, early 18th century political faction

Arts and entertainment

* ''Junta'' (album), a 1989 album by Phish * ''Junta'' (game), a board game from West End Games * Junta (comics), a fictional Marvel Comics character * ''

The Junta of the Philippines ''The Junta of the Philippines'', or ''Sessions of the Junta of the Royal Company of the Philippines'' (Spanish: ''Junta de la Compañía de Filipinas'') is an oil-on-canvas painting, c. 1815, by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. The work is t ...

'', an 1815 painting by Francisco Goya

People

* Junta Terashima, Japanese voice actor * Thomas Junta, American hockey dad attacked and killed the referee in his son's pickup hockey game *

La Junta Indians La Junta Indians is a collective name for the various Indians living in the area known as ''La Junta de los Rios'' ("the confluence of the rivers": the Rio Grande and the Conchos River) on the borders of present-day West Texas and Mexico. In 1535 ...

, Indians living in ''La Junta de los Rios'' on the West Texas and Mexico border

Places

United States

* La Junta, Colorado ** La Junta Gardens, Colorado ** North La Junta, Colorado ** La Junta Municipal Airport * Junta, West Virginia ** Pueblo de las Juntas, California

Other places

* Junta de Traslaloma, Spain * Junta de Villalba de Losa, Spain * Parque la Junta, Mexico * Primera Junta (Buenos Aires Underground), Argentina

Other uses

* Junta (trade unionism), a group of New Model Unionists * Giunti (printers), Florentine family of printers, also spelled Junta