The Junta de Defensa Nacional ( en, National Defense Junta) was a

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which governed the territories held by the Nationalist faction of the

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from July to September 1936. The junta's president was

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and its head of state was

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. The junta was dissolved when Franco was proclaimed ''

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'' of

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History

On 18 July 1936, right-wing military officers staged a coup against the

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, however, the coup failed and began the

. 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

, Head of State

, Emilio Mola,

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, attended the meeting and were all candidates to become the faction's sole leader. Additionally, Nicolás Franco, José Millán-Astray,

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, and

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were in attendance to support Franco's bid to become the sole leader of the Nationalists. Eventually, Franco was proclaimed as the supreme ''

'' of

by Decree Number 138 ( 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 rancoSpain, 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

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