The Junta de Defensa Nacional ( en, National Defense Junta) was a
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 ...
which governed the territories held by the
Nationalist faction of the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...
from July to September 1936. The junta's president was
Miguel Cabanellas and its head of state was
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War ...
. The junta was dissolved when Franco was proclaimed ''caudillo'' of Spain.
History
On 18 July 1936, right-wing military officers Spanish coup of July 1936, staged a coup against the Second Spanish Republic, however, the coup failed and began the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...
. On 25 July, the leaders of the
Nationalist faction, which instigated the attempted coup, declared the establishment of the National Defense Junta.
The junta held a meeting on 21 November to resolve disputed within the Nationalist faction on who their ultimate leader will be. Several of the junta's leaders, including President
Miguel Cabanellas, Head of State
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War ...
, Emilio Mola, Gonzalo Queipo de Llano, attended the meeting and were all candidates to become the faction's sole leader. Additionally, Nicolás Franco (politician), Nicolás Franco, José Millán-Astray, Luis Bolín, and José Antonio Sangróniz were in attendance to support Franco's bid to become the sole leader of the Nationalists. Eventually, Franco was proclaimed as the supreme ''caudillo'' of Spain by Decree Number 138 (:es:Nombramiento del general Franco como Jefe del Gobierno del Estado, es) on 30 September 1936 and the National Defense Junta was dissolved. Cabanillas opposed Franco's rise as the Nationalists' sole leader, telling his fellow generals, "if you give him [Franco] Spain, he is going to believe that it is his and he will not allow anyone to replace him in the war or after it, until his death." The National Defense Junta was replaced by the Technical Junta of the State.
See also
* National Defence Council (Spain), National Defense Council
* Junta Técnica del Estado
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Decree Number 138
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