During Transición Sáenz-Díez ’s Madrid house turned into headquarters of Traditionalism . One of his first initiatives was re-claiming the Montejurra gathering , controlled by the Progressists . In early 1976 he mobilized supporters to ensure highest attendance and co-financed logistics of the Sixtinos ; during the very day he was also present at the place . The event , from the onset planned as a confrontation , resulted in 2 Progressists shot . The press communiqué released by Comunión lamented the deaths and claimed not to know where the gunshots had come from , denying that anyone accompanying Don Sixto had fired them . In a second and more detailed press comuniqué , Sixtinos claimed success , consisting of preventing a Marxist meeting and profanation of sacred Carlist site with separatist and subversive plot
resulted in 2 Progressists shot
Montejurra massacre
Juan Sáenz-Díez García