▁public ▁recognition ▁and ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁some ▁leading ▁figures ▁of ▁the ▁Franco ▁regime , ▁such ▁as ▁Tom ás ▁García ▁Reb ull . ▁▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁prominent ▁figures ▁of ▁the ▁extreme - right ▁who ▁gained ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁Franco ' s ▁Spain ▁was ▁Gonz alo ▁Fernández ▁de ▁la ▁M ora , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Spain ' s ▁Congress ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁who ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁dict atorial ▁monarch ism , ▁e ugen ics , ▁and ▁supp ression ▁of ▁" eg al itar ian ▁env y ". ▁ ▁Trans ition ▁to ▁dem ocracy ▁ ▁After ▁Franco ' s ▁death , ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁transition ▁to ▁dem ocracy ▁in ▁Spain , ▁the ▁far - right ▁implemented ▁a ▁so - called ▁" estr ateg ia ▁de ▁la ▁tens ión " ▁(" str ategy ▁of ▁t ension ") ▁aim ed ▁at ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁smooth ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁a ▁liberal ▁dem ocr atic ▁system , ▁carrying ▁out ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁acts ▁of ▁terror ism . ▁Gr oups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Ali anza ▁Apost ó lica ▁Ant ic om un ista ▁(" A post ol ic ▁Anti - Comm un ist ▁Alliance "), ▁the ▁Anti T error ismo ▁E TA , ▁the ▁Gru pos ▁Arm ados ▁Españ oles ▁(" Span ish ▁Ar med ▁Gr oups "), ▁the ▁Gu err iller os ▁de ▁Crist o ▁Rey , ▁the ▁Bat all ón ▁Vas co ▁Españ ol , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁right - wing ▁groups ▁organized ▁demonstr ations ▁that ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁assumption ▁of ▁power ▁by ▁Spain