Philippine Falange
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The Philippine Falange, the informal name for the Spanish National Assemblies of the Philippines (Juntas Nacionales Españolas), was a Philippine falangist political party that was a branch of the Spanish Falange.[1] It was founded in 1936.[2] The party was initially led from the late 1930s by Spanish citizen and businessman Andrés Soriano.[1][3] A leadership struggle occurred between Martín Pou and Enrique Zóbel de Ayala.[1]
The party was effectively dissolved when Soriano was quietly granted by the government Filipino citizenship. It was done to avoid a major political formation within the Philippines which was at least tacitly supportive of the
Negros in the Philippines
.
See also
- Ganap Party
- Kalibapi
- Makapili
References
- ^ a b c Hermógenes E. Bacareza: A history of Philippine-German relations. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) – APO Production Unit EDSA, 1980. P. 127.
- ^ Stanley Payne. Fascism in Spain, 1923–1977. Madison, Wisconsin, USA: Wisconsin University Press, 1999. P. 538.
- ^ Philippine studies, Volume 43. Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1995. P. 6.