▁to ▁help ▁maintain ▁order ▁and ▁to ▁stay ▁alert ▁to ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁foreign - in sp ired ▁ty ran ny . ▁Equ ally ▁in compatible ▁is ▁the ▁information ▁that ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁Bil ba o ▁bro ker ed ▁a ▁failed ▁dynast ical ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁de posed ▁Alfonso ▁XIII . ▁ ▁Following ▁unexpected ▁death ▁of ▁Don ▁Ja ime ▁Bil ba o ▁dashed ▁any ▁doub ts ▁he ▁might ▁have ▁had ▁and ▁together ▁with ▁Pr ad era ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁M ell istas ▁into ▁the ▁un ited ▁Car list ▁organization , ▁Comun ión ▁Trad icional ista , ▁becoming ▁head ▁of ▁its ▁B isc ay ▁section ▁and ▁joining ▁the ▁national ▁Jun ta ▁Sup re ma . ▁He ▁for ged ▁close ▁working ▁relation ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁claim ant , ▁Don ▁Alfonso ▁Carlos , ▁co - edit ing ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁his ▁pro clam ations ▁and ▁documents , ▁including ▁those ▁which ▁seemed ▁to ▁confirm ▁the ▁late ▁Don ▁Ja ime ' s ▁policy ▁of ▁opening ▁dynast ical ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁Alf ons inos . ▁Him self ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁incl ined ▁towards ▁a ▁dynast ical ▁p act ▁and ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁" trans acc ion istas ". ▁He ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁monarch ist ▁al liance ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁A cción ▁Españ ola . ▁Some ▁sources ▁claim ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁manif esto ▁launch ing ▁a ▁new ▁broad ▁al liance , ▁Blo que ▁Nacional , ▁while ▁other ▁authors ▁maintain ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of