ation ▁of ▁far - right ▁politics ▁in ▁Spain . ▁Ind ividual s ▁and ▁organizations ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁far - right ▁in ▁Spain ▁often ▁employ ▁reaction ary ▁traditional ism , ▁religious ▁fundamental ism , ▁corpor ate ▁Catholic ism , ▁and ▁fasc ism ▁in ▁their ▁ide ological ▁practice . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Spain , ▁according ▁to ▁historian ▁Pedro ▁Carlos ▁González ▁C ue vas , ▁the ▁pre domin ance ▁of ▁Catholic ism ▁played ▁an ▁essential ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁supp ression ▁of ▁external ▁political ▁innov ations ▁such ▁as ▁Social ▁Dar win ism , ▁posit iv ism , ▁and ▁vital ism ▁in ▁Spanish ▁far - right ▁politics . ▁ ▁Cort es ▁of ▁Cad íz ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Cort es ▁of ▁Cad íz ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁within ▁the ▁fa ction ▁of ▁real ists ▁( as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁fa ction ▁of ▁more ▁moder ate ▁reform ▁conserv atives ), ▁a ▁subgroup ▁of ▁reaction ary ▁def enders ▁of ▁the ▁Ant igu o ▁Rég imen ▁( Old ▁Reg ime ) ▁was ▁incorpor ated . ▁One ▁notable ▁member ▁of ▁this ▁subgroup ▁was ▁Pedro ▁de ▁In gu an zo ▁y ▁River o , ▁a ▁prominent ▁Bishop ▁( and ▁later ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁To led o ) ▁who ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁cardinal ▁by ▁Pope ▁Leo ▁XII . ▁ ▁Bour bon ▁Rest oration ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Bour bon ▁Rest oration , ▁the ▁extreme ▁right ▁in ▁Spain , ▁though ▁un ited ▁by ▁Catholic ism , ▁saw ▁increasing ▁pl ur ality ; ▁differences ▁in ▁views ▁the ▁far - right ▁included ▁Carl ism ,