Junta de Defensa Nacional

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The Junta de Defensa Nacional was the provisional military governing body formed by Spanish Nationalist leaders at the outset of the Spanish Civil War to coordinate their rebellion and administer the territories under their control.

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Junta de Defensa Nacional canonical 1
National Defense Junta 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf governing body
junta
provisional military government
appliesToJurisdiction Nationalist zone in Spain
conflict Spanish Civil War
country Spain
dateOfEvent 1936-09-21
1936-09-29
dissolvedAfterEvent Franco’s designation as Head of State
endTime 1936-10-01
establishedBy Spanish Nationalist leaders
executiveBody Junta de Defensa Nacional NERFINISHED
followedBy Francoist State NERFINISHED
formedAsResultOf Nationalist coup of July 1936 NERFINISHED
governmentType military dictatorship (provisional)
hasJurisdictionOver Nationalist-controlled Spain NERFINISHED
hasMember Alfredo Kindelán NERFINISHED
Andrés Saliquet NERFINISHED
Emilio Mola NERFINISHED
Enrique Cánovas NERFINISHED
Federico Montaner NERFINISHED
Fidel Dávila Arrondo NERFINISHED
Francisco Franco NERFINISHED
Francisco Moreno Fernández NERFINISHED
Gonzalo Queipo de Llano NERFINISHED
Jorge Vigón NERFINISHED
Luis Orgaz NERFINISHED
Miguel Cabanellas NERFINISHED
Miguel Ponte NERFINISHED
hasRole administration of Nationalist-controlled territories
coordination of Nationalist rebellion
provisional government of Nationalist Spain NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Burgos NERFINISHED
ideology Nationalism
anti-communism
authoritarianism
languageUsed Spanish
legislativeBody Junta de Defensa Nacional NERFINISHED
location Burgos NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Spanish Army (Nationalist faction) NERFINISHED
natureOfOrganization military-led government
partOf Spanish Civil War NERFINISHED
precededBy Second Spanish Republic (in Nationalist-held areas) NERFINISHED
president Miguel Cabanellas NERFINISHED
purpose to administer territories under Nationalist control
to coordinate the Nationalist rebellion
replacedBy Francisco Franco as Head of State
significantEvent appointment of Francisco Franco as Generalísimo
appointment of Francisco Franco as Head of State
startTime 1936-07-24

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Nationalist zone administrativeBody Junta de Defensa Nacional
this entity surface form: National Defense Junta