It is not clear whether Estévanez took part in the Carlist conspiracy against the Republic . However , immediately after the rebels had taken control of Burgos he published a large article which hailed the insurgents and dwelled on their patriotic stand against the background of such historical events like the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa . In mid-August he was among the city personalities who welcomed Franco in Burgos , yet there is no information on Estévanez assuming any position either in the local administration or in the Carlist wartime executive , despite the fact that Junta Nacional Carlista de Guerra partially resided in Burgos and many party leaders moved to the city , the informal capital of the Nationalist zone . Amidst the wave of rearguard repression Estévanez called for order and in press piece wrote that “ let there be not a single individual who takes justice into his own hands ! Justice yes , but by means of appropriate procedures and competent tribunals ! ” . It is likely that in September he contributed to release of Manuel Machado , few days earlier arrested in his office
rearguard repression
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Francisco Estévanez Rodríguez