▁officially ▁listed ▁as ▁ab og ado ▁- ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁Barcelona ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁Senate . ▁His ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁upper ▁chamber ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁explos ive ▁clim ax ▁of ▁the ▁M ell ista ▁fr onde ▁within ▁Carl ism ; ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁de ▁M ella ▁and ▁his ▁supports ▁broke ▁away ▁to ▁form ▁their ▁own ▁organization , ▁the ▁move ▁which ▁dec im ated ▁command ▁party ▁layers ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁Jun y ent ▁maintained ▁his ▁tra dem ark ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁Don ▁Ja ime ; ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Mag na ▁Jun ta ▁de ▁Bi ar ritz , ▁a ▁grand ▁meeting ▁supposed ▁to ▁set ▁the ▁party ▁course ▁for ▁the ▁future , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁was ▁nominated ▁the ▁Catal an ▁leader . ▁Un like ▁the ▁first ▁brief ▁episode , ▁this ▁time ▁his ▁string ▁at ▁the ▁hel m ▁of ▁regional ▁Carl ism ▁would ▁last ▁ 1 4 ▁years . ▁ ▁Senate , ▁Man com unit at ▁and ▁ay unt amiento ▁( 1 9 1 9 - 1 9 2 3 ) ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Senate ▁Jun y ent ▁did ▁not ▁distinguish ▁himself ▁with ▁notable ▁activity ; ▁in ▁internal ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁chamber ▁he ▁remained ▁rather ▁pass ive . ▁However , ▁he ▁became ▁heavily ▁engaged ▁in ▁tal ks ▁between ▁Cort es ▁and ▁a ▁newly ▁formed ▁makes h ift ▁Catal an ▁quasi - g overn ment , ▁Man com unit at . ▁Al ready ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Jun y ent ▁entered ▁the ▁editor ial ▁committee ▁of