ed ▁might ▁get ▁re - ad m itted ▁provided ▁they ▁break ▁any ▁links ▁with ▁Fal ange . ▁Bil ba o , ▁however , ▁was ▁explicitly ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁the ▁scheme . ▁Lamb asted ▁by ▁main stream ▁Car lists ▁as ▁double ▁tra itor ▁who ▁already ▁abandoned ▁Don ▁Ja ime ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁Bil ba o ▁had ▁even ▁to ▁take ▁minor ▁sn ubs ▁in ▁the ▁Cort es . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁join ▁Rec lam ación ▁del ▁poder , ▁a ▁protest ▁letter ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁J avier istas ▁and ▁delivered ▁to ▁Franco ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁Though ▁counted ▁by ▁Don ▁J avier ▁amongst ▁" c amar adas " ▁of ▁the ▁tre acher ous ▁R ode z no , ▁Bil ba o ▁did ▁not ▁follow ▁his ▁course ▁of ▁approaching ▁Don ▁Juan ▁as ▁the ▁legit imate ▁Car list ▁claim ant . ▁Instead , ▁together ▁with ▁other ▁Trad itional ists ▁like ▁Jo aqu ín ▁Bau , ▁It urm endi ▁or ▁del ▁Bur go , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁he ▁re - launch ed ▁the ▁candid ature ▁of ▁Karl ▁P ius ▁H abs burg , ▁sty led ▁as ▁Carlos ▁VIII ▁and , ▁within ▁the ▁limits ▁permitted ▁by ▁the ▁Franco ist ▁regime , ▁he ▁c aut iously ▁supported ▁Carlo ct av ismo ▁until ▁the ▁claim ant ▁unexpected ly ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁When ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s ▁Carl ism ▁changed ▁its ▁strategy ▁towards ▁Franco ism ▁from ▁opposition ▁to ▁c aut ious