▁collaboration , ▁the ▁distance ▁between ▁Bil ba o ▁and ▁the ▁party ▁short ened . ▁The ▁new ▁bre ed ▁of ▁Car list ▁activ ists , ▁especially ▁the ▁young ▁anti - Tr ad itional ist ▁ent ou rage ▁of ▁Don ▁J avier ' s ▁son , ▁Carlos ▁Hugo , ▁were ▁keen ▁to ▁use ▁Bil ba o ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁gam ble ▁for ▁power . ▁Though ▁they ▁des pis ed ▁Bil ba o ▁as ▁tra itor , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁the ▁group ▁invited ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁Jun ta ▁Direct iva ▁Central , ▁a ▁front - office ▁shelter ing ▁their ▁semi - polit ical ▁initi atives , ▁like ▁C ír cul os ▁Cult ur ales ▁V áz quez ▁de ▁M ella ▁or ▁the ▁Az ada ▁y ▁a sta ▁period ical . ▁ ▁Most ▁probably ▁the ▁sen ile ▁Bil ba o ▁was ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁power ▁struggle ▁already ▁r ife ▁within ▁Carl ism , ▁with ▁reaction ary ▁Trad itional ists ▁confront ed ▁by ▁the ▁social ist ▁Progress ists . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁as ▁the ▁Cort es ▁speaker ▁he ▁sent ▁a ▁gre eting ▁tele gram ▁to ▁the ▁Car list ▁annual ▁am ass ment ▁at ▁Monte j ur ra , ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁serving ▁as ▁key ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁H ug u ista ▁bid ▁for ▁power ▁and ▁as ▁prom ot ional ▁stage ▁for ▁Carlos ▁Hugo ▁himself . ▁Al ready ▁a ▁political ▁ret ire e ▁and ▁faced ▁with ▁perspective ▁of ▁Juan ▁Carlos ▁declared ▁the ▁future ▁king , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Bil