Nación y misión en un epígono del nacionalcatolicismo: José Solas

Abstract

Nation and mission in an epigone of national catholicism: José Solas

This article analyses how the virtually unknown José Solas tried to integrate the diverse conservative tendencies (traditionalist, Phalangist, Carlist, etc.) within the early Francoist regime, after holding a lecture at “Cursos para extranjeros” organized by the ministerio de Educación Nacional in Santander in the summer of 1938 and published as a book in 1940. Solas wanted to build a philosophical and political doctrine to justify the legitimacy of the new State on the grounds of the basically Catholic character of the Spanish nation. According to Solas, the “Movement” of July 18 was the culmination of the “Mission” of an eternal Spanish nation.