Falange Española de las JONS Falange lost supporters in the run-up to the Spanish Civil War, leaving a core of young, dedicated activists, many in the organization's student organization, the . Following the elections the left-wing Popular Front government persecuted the Falange and imprisoned José Antonio Primo de Rivera on 6 July 1936. In turn, the Falange joined the conspiracy to overthrow the Second Spanish Republic, supporting the military revolt ultimately led by Francisco Franco and continuing to do so throughout the ensuing Spanish Civil War. With the eruption of the Spanish Civil War in July 1936, the Falange fought on the Nationalist Faction against
Fernando Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja of the river Igan resulted in the loss of most of the horses, the soldiers having to continue charging on foot. In the end, the Cavalry Hunter Regiment of Alcántara lost 28 of its 32 officers and 523 of its 685 troops in the battle. Primo de Rivera was killed during the siege of Monte-Arruit on the 6th of August having been wounded by an enemy grenade shell while observing the cannon fire from the parapet.(Rafael Fernández López, De instituto psiquiátrico "La milagrosa" a base Primo de Rivera, "Vulgo Manicomnio" 1926-2007, Madrid: Cultiva Libros, 2014, 173, 9788416073825) His arm had