Junta may refer to:

Government and military

Junta (governing body) Junta ( or ) is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian () term for a civil deliberative or administrative council. In English, the term, even when used alone, generally refers to a "military junta", the government of an authoritarian state run by high- ...

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

Military junta A military junta () is a system of government led by a committee of military leaders. The term ''Junta (governing body), junta'' means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the Junta (Peninsular War), national and local junta organized by t ...

, one form of junta, government led by a committee of military officers *

Junta (Habsburg) Under Habsburg rule, a junta (or jointe) was an administrative body ruled in personal union with the Spanish Habsburgs. Juntas existed in Spain, Italy, and other European countries; in the Low Countries, the French name ''jointe'' was also off ...

, 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 ...

, 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 urba ...

, resistance governments during the Spanish American wars of independence including the

Cuban Junta The Cuban Junta was a group of Cuban nationalists that advocated for Cuban independence before and during the Spanish-American War (April 21 – August 13, 1898). The Junta was primarily made up of naturalized Cubans located in the United States. ...

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Cuban National Party The Cuban National Party () 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 , Ciro. Elections in Cuba Befo ...

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 held by the Goya ...

'', an 1815 painting by Francisco Goya

People

Junta Miyawaki is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2016–present) Miyawaki is known for seldomly competing for various promotions from the Ja ...

, Japanese professional wrestler *

Junta Terashima is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and singer. He debuted as a voice actor in 2009. Notable roles played by him include Hyōga Yukimura from '' Inazuma Eleven Go'', Shin Ichijo from the '' King of Prism'' series, Takeru Taiga from '' The Idol ...

, 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

Fictional character

*Junta Shirashi a character from the manga and anime series Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible

Places

United States

La Junta, Colorado La Junta is a home rule municipality in, the county seat of, and the most populous municipality of Otero County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 7,322 at the 2020 United States census. La Junta is located on the Arkansa ...

** La Junta Gardens, Colorado ** North La Junta, Colorado ** La Junta Municipal Airport *

Junta, West Virginia Junta is a former settlement in Summers County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United ...

Pueblo de las Juntas, California Pueblo de las Juntas (also La Juntas and Fresno) is a former settlement in Fresno County, California situated at the confluence of the San Joaquin River and Fresno Slough, north of Mendota. Pueblo de las Juntas was one of the first places settl ...

Other places

Junta de Traslaloma Junta de Traslaloma is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calcul ...

, Spain *

Junta de Villalba de Losa Junta de Villalba de Losa is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and c ...

, Spain *

Parque la Junta Parque la Junta (La Junta Park) is a baseball field built in 1947 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.Primera Junta (Buenos Aires Underground) Primera Junta is a station on Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground.Junta (trade unionism) New Model Trade Unions (NMTU) were a variety of Trade Unions prominent in the 1850s and 1860s in the UK. The term was coined by Sidney and Beatrice Webb in their ''History of Trade Unionism'' (1894), although later historians have questioned how ...

, a group of New Model Unionists *

Giunti (printers) The Giunti, sometimes given as Giunta, were a Republic of Florence, Florentine family of printers. The first Giunti press was established in Venice by Lucantonio Giunti, who began printing under his own name in 1489. The press of his brother Fi ...

, Florentine family of printers, also spelled Junta