 Most of his career is marked by conciliatory stance towards the Carlists and some scholars even consider him an opportunist.In mid-1931 Sánchez Marco went to great lengths seeking understanding with the movement he broke away from in 1888; he even made an unprecedented step of initiating vivas to the claimant, Don Jaime.Referred to as jefe del integrismo navarro, in early 1932 he wholeheartedly engaged in unification activities, which eventually brought the Integrists back to the legitimist camp.