ant ▁form ▁of ▁Spanish ▁fasc ism ▁in ▁the ▁inter war ▁period ▁was ▁character ized ▁by ▁a ▁" trad itional ist ▁eth os " ▁and ▁a ▁" counter re volution ary " ▁character . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁right ▁wing ▁opt ed ▁for ▁violent ▁political ▁opposition ▁of ▁liberal ism ▁and ▁emb rac ed ▁fasc ism . ▁▁ ▁With ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Republic , ▁ide olog ues ▁of ▁the ▁far - right ▁began ▁to ▁associate ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁A cción ▁Españ ola , ▁a ▁cultural ▁and ▁political ▁association ▁founded ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁take ▁influence ▁from ▁the ▁n ativ ism ▁and ▁traditional ism ▁of ▁Action ▁Fran çaise , ▁of ▁Italian ▁fasc ism , ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁integral ism , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁author itar ian ism ▁of ▁Carl ▁Sch mitt ▁and ▁O sw ald ▁Sp eng ler . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ▁in ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁fasc ism ▁in ▁Spain ▁increased ; ▁until ▁then , ▁according ▁to ▁Italian ▁historian ▁Gab rie le ▁R anz ato , ▁fasc ism ▁was ▁a ▁n iche ▁current ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁space ▁in ▁public ▁life ▁beyond ▁the ▁half - co oked ▁writ ings ▁of ▁Ern esto ▁G im é nez ▁Cab all ero ▁and ▁the ▁un pop ular ▁Partido ▁Nacional ista ▁Españ ol ▁( Span ish ▁National ist ▁Party ). ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁fasc ist ▁organizations ▁were ▁founded ▁in ▁this ▁period , ▁including ▁the ▁Mov imiento ▁Españ ol ▁S ind ical ista ▁( ME