Spanish Nationalist Party Explained

Country:	Spain
Spanish Nationalist Party
Native Name:	Partido Nacionalista Español
Colorcode:	black
Leader:	José María Albiñana
Foundation:	1930
Dissolution:	1936
Ideology:	Monarchism Spanish nationalism Corporatism Traditionalist conservatism National Catholicism
Position:	Far-right
Merged:	Traditionalist Communion
Headquarters:	Madrid
Seats1 Title:	Congreso de los Diputados (1936)

Spanish Nationalist Party (PNE; Spanish; Castilian: Partido Nacionalista Español) was a Spanish nationalist political party active in the Second Spanish Republic. The PNE was founded by José María Albiñana in 1930.

Ideology

The main points of the party platform were:

• Defence of the unity of Spain. Rejection of the Autonomous Regions.
• Respecting the "religious principles".
• Monarchism.
• Defense of social order. Opposition to class struggle.
• "Agrarian nationalism" and promoting cooperation and agricultural credit.
• Equitable taxation.
• Free elementary education and letting popular classes access to middle and upper education.
• Nationalization of health services and social assistance.
• International action to prevent the discrediting of Spain.

The ideological position of the PNE has been defined as "ultra-reactionary"^[1] and traditionalist. In fact, in his last will, José María Albiñana asked his followers to join the Traditionalist Communion.^[2]

History

The party gained an MP (José María Albiñana) for Madrid in the general elections of 1936. The party was dissolved shortly after the military coup of 1936.

Notes and References

1. [Saz, Ismael]
2. Ferrer, Melchor. Historia del tradicionalismo español, tomo XXX, vol. II. Editorial Católica Española, S.A. p. 146.