Carlists and Integrists on Decline? On the Irrelevance of Legitimist Counterrevolution during Primo De Rivera’s Dictatorship

Authors

  • José Luis Agudín Menéndez Universidad de Oviedo

Keywords:

Carlism, Integrism, Primo de Rivera’s Dictatorship, Traditionalist Press, Jaime III

Abstract

There is no doubt that Carlists and Integrists occupied a subsidiary position during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera. In the case of the followers of the pretender Jaime de Borbón, it was claimed that it was a peaceful period, and in the case of the Integrists, their definitive adherence was certified by Alfonso XIII, which did not necessarily imply approval of the dictatorship’s actions. However, historiography still lacks in-depth studies to qualify this assertion. Without claiming to exhaust the subject and taking advantage of the centenary of the beginning of the dictatorship, this essay aims to offer an overview of the evolution of the Jaimist and Integrist subcultures between 1923 and 1930. In addition, it analyses the situation and the complications that the press of both factions went through. Finally, it reflects on the participation of traditionalist legitimacy in the National Consultative Assembly.

Received: 2024/12/10

Admitted: 2025/03/14

 

Author Biography

  • José Luis Agudín Menéndez, Universidad de Oviedo

    José Luis Agudín Menéndez es doctor en Investigaciones Humanísticas por la Universidad de Oviedo con Premio Extraordinario. Actualmente trabaja como profesor laboral en sustitución en el Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Oviedo. Entre 2016 y 2021 fue contratado predoctoral FPU del Ministerio de Ciencia y Universidades en esta misma universidad. Su tesis doctoral examina la trayectoria del rotativo madrileño del Partido Integrista y de la Comunión Tradicionalista Carlista “El Siglo Futuro” (1875-1936). Sus líneas de investigación se centran en la cultura política del carlismo y su prensa durante la Restauración y la II República. Se ha interesado igualmente por el impacto ideológico de la I Guerra Mundial en España y en Asturias. Ha sido miembro del Grupo de Historia Sociocultural de la Universidad de Oviedo (GRUHSOC). Es autor de las monografías Una Guerra Civil Incruenta. Germanofilia y aliadofilia en Asturias en torno a la I Guerra Mundial (1914-1920) (Oviedo, RIDEA, 2019) y “El Siglo Futuro”. Un diario carlista en tiempos republicanos (1931-1936) (Zaragoza, PUZ, 2023) y coordinador, junto a Rubén Cabal, del libro colectivo Estudios Socioculturales. Resultados, experiencias, reflexiones (II) (Oviedo, AJIES, 2021).

Published

2025-12-21

Issue

No. 67 (2025): Spagna contemporanea - n. 67, a. XXXIV 2025

Section

Saggi e ricerche

License

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How to Cite

[1]
Agudín Menéndez J. L., “Carlists and Integrists on Decline? On the Irrelevance of Legitimist Counterrevolution during Primo De Rivera’s Dictatorship”, Spagnacontemporanea, no. 67, pp. 35–57, Dec. 2025, Accessed: Apr. 30, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://spagnacontemporanea.it/index.php/spacon/article/view/1099