▁already ▁firm ly ▁established ▁in ▁local ▁B isc ay ▁structures ▁of ▁main stream ▁Carl ism , ▁and ▁together ▁with ▁national ▁p und its ▁like ▁Juan ▁V áz quez ▁de ▁M ella ▁tou red ▁the ▁province , ▁organ izing ▁meet ings ▁and ▁deliver ing ▁speech es . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁he ▁ran ▁as ▁a ▁Car list ▁in ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁Bil ba o ▁city ▁council ▁and ▁was ▁successful ; ▁some ▁sources ▁claim ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁nominated ▁ten iente ▁de ▁al cal de . ▁As ▁he ▁object ed ▁to ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁minister ▁during ▁an ▁official ▁municipal ▁act , ▁the ▁government ▁charged ▁him ▁with ▁bre aching ▁the ▁constitution ▁and ▁cancel led ▁his ▁mand ate . ▁ ▁P urs uing ▁Catholic ▁milit ancy ▁against ▁mount ing ▁sec ular ization ▁promoted ▁by ▁Madrid ▁govern ments , ▁Bil ba o ▁played ▁p iv otal ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁B isc ay ▁Ju vent ud ▁Cat ó lica ; ▁he ▁also ▁threw ▁himself ▁into ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁local ▁Catholic ▁initi atives , ▁e . g . ▁representing ▁Carl ism ▁at ▁public ▁meet ings ▁against ▁sec ular ▁schools . ▁His ▁activities ▁clim ax ed ▁at ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁dec ades , ▁during ▁public ▁up ro ar ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁so - called ▁Ley ▁del ▁Cand ado . ▁Form ing ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁B isc ay ▁Jun ta ▁Cat ó lica ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁count less ▁gather ings ▁and ▁events , ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁of ▁them ▁Act o ▁de ▁Z umar rag a ▁of