member ▁Council ▁of ▁Culture , ▁the ▁body ▁which ▁exerc ised ▁little ▁power , ▁but ▁brought ▁together ▁Car lists ▁of ▁different ▁orig ins ▁and ▁strength ened ▁the ▁new ▁leadership ▁of ▁Manuel ▁Fal ▁Con de . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Bil ba o ▁reached ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁of ▁Car list ▁executive ▁when ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁ 5 - member ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Comun ión . ▁Within ▁the ▁already ▁milit ant ▁and ▁fer vent ly ▁anti - Rep ublic an ▁Trad itional ist ▁camp ▁Bil ba o ▁formed ▁an ▁even ▁more ▁ha w k ish ▁group ; ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁stand ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁elections ▁for ▁his ▁self - proc laimed ▁hat red ▁of ▁parliament ar ism . ▁ ▁Civil ▁War ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁how ▁Bil ba o ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁military ▁consp i racy ▁and ▁what ▁was ▁his ▁position ▁in ▁Car list ▁deb ates ▁on ▁conditions ▁of ▁their ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁re bell ion ; ▁during ▁the ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁coup ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁his ▁summer ▁home ▁in ▁Dur ango . ▁Det ained ▁by ▁the ▁Bas que ▁authorities ▁on ▁the ▁Alt un am endi ▁ship , ▁in ▁late ▁September , ▁thanks ▁mostly ▁to ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁Marcel ▁Jun od , ▁he ▁was ▁ex changed ▁for ▁the ▁Bil ba o ▁mayor ▁Ern esto ▁Er core ca ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁via ▁France ▁to ▁the ▁National ist ▁zone . ▁He ▁entered ▁Jun ta ▁Nacional ▁Car lista ▁de ▁Guerra ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁member ▁of ▁its ▁Sec ción ▁Polit