▁Alfred o ▁Cal ▁Dí az ▁who ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Navigation ▁Director . ▁But ▁A za ña ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁fin esse ▁in ▁his ▁deal ings ▁with ▁the ▁more ▁conserv ative ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Navy ▁established ▁a ▁deep ▁m istr ust ▁between ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁those ▁having ▁high ▁posts ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁government . ▁Military ▁reform ▁measures ▁were ▁implemented ▁already ▁within ▁the ▁first ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁Republic , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁repe al ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁" L aw ▁of ▁Jur is dict ions " ▁( L ey ▁de ▁Jur is dic ciones ) ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁April , ▁reform ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁rank ▁rise ▁system ; ▁reduction ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁by ▁scra pping ▁in effect ive ▁units , ▁reduction ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁high ▁military ▁officers ▁and ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁and ▁Navy ▁Military ▁Trib unal ▁( Con se jo ▁Sup rem o ▁de ▁Guerra ▁y ▁de ▁Marina ) ▁whose ▁functions ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁a ▁Military ▁department ▁at ▁the ▁High ▁Court . ▁among ▁other ▁measures . ▁ ▁The ▁Spanish ▁Republic ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁F asc ism ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁this ▁ide ology ▁became ▁very ▁attract ive ▁for ▁certain ▁se ctors ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁military ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁the ▁Un ión ▁Mil itar ▁Españ ola ▁( U ME ), ▁a ▁secret ▁military ▁organization ▁of ▁pro - f asc ist ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish