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50,000 new recruits joined its ranks. The leadership of the Right,
however, did not accrue to José Antonio, who for some months had
been imprisoned on charges arising out of the murder of two
Socialists in retaliation for the bombing of fascist headquarters
in Madrid, The Falange remained a conspicuous but minority or-
ganization. Gil Robles, as a result of the elections, had SO lost
prestige that Calvo Sotelo became the leader upon whom most rightist
hopes were pinned.
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Army officers were busily lay-
ing the groundwork for a military rising. They had decided to
terminate the Republic with its constant strikes and projects of
reform. General Sanjurjo, anxious for greater success than in
1932, was among the more active plotters. Preliminary soundings
in Berlin and Rome were favorably received. Franco and other
generals were brought into the scheme, which did not include any
large-scale prolonged warfare. The military leaders believed that
they could quickly gain control of the country with the exception
of Barcelona and perhaps Madrid.
A deed of violence unexpectedly precipitated the rebellion.
On July 13, in retaliation for the murder of a leftist by the
Falangists, men in police uniforms took from his home and murdered
Calvo Sotelo. Four days later, on July 17, the Army mutinied in
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