The Spanish National Union (

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: ''Unión Nacional Española'', UNE) was a

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and traditionalist political party in

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History

The UNE was born in 1975 as a "political association". Among its leaders there were members and ex-members of the

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that recognized

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as prince and successor to

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, and as the future

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. Among them Antonio María de Oriol, Juan María de Araluce Villar, José Luis Zamanillo and

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. Its president was the former

minister

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and one of its vicepresidents the diplomat José María Velo de Antelo. In November 1977, following a tumultuous assembly, José María Velo de Antelo and José Luis Zamanillo led a split because of the permanence of UNE in

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(AP), to which the party belonged since its establishment in 1976. The UNE, led by

and Miguel Fagoaga, as secretary general, left AP in November 1978 for its support of the

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.Penella, Manuel (2005). Los orígenes y la evolución del Partido Popular: 1973-1982. Caja Duero. p. 1322. In 1979 UNE and Spanish Democratic Action (ADE) formed a new coalition, the Spanish Democratic Right (DDE). UNE dissolved shortly after the creation of the new coalition.

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