 As representative of the party Sánchez Marco was offered a place on the alliance list in Azpeitia, a rural Gipuzkoan constituency which since the early 1890s remained an Integrist stronghold.Virtually assured of success he indeed emerged victorious and commenced a parliamentarian career which was to last during the following 11 years; the period of 1905-1916 marked his political climax.Sánchez Marco's success relied on alliance with the Carlists, who in the early 20th century achieved political domination in Navarre.