 His manifesto read that “antes los principios que la persona del Rey”; the Jaimista press agonized about Mas’ rebelling against two generations of his ancestors.In late 1919 he became the Catalan leader of the Mellistas; he co-signed an address to the Carlist infant Don Alfonso Carlos in vain hope to attract him.In 1920-1921 he engaged in buildup of new structures and mobilization of public support; as “patriarca del tradicionalismo catalan” he headed rallies either in Barcelona or elsewhere, co-ordinated electoral action, welcomed de Mella in Catalonia, and hailed “enormous enthusiasm” of the Catalan Mellistas; indeed scholars note that Catalonia was among regions with most vehement support for the cause.