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), resistance governments during the Spanish American wars of independence including the Cuban Junta * ; see Cuban National Party *

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'', an 1815 painting by Francisco Goya

People

* Junta Miyawaki, Japanese professional wrestler * 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, 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 * 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) Primera Junta is a station on Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground.Junta (trade unionism), a group of New Model Unionists * Giunti (printers), Florentine family of printers, also spelled Junta