On June 13, 1936, when the campaign began to establish the Statute of Autonomy of Galicia, he supported the affirmative vote. When the Civil War began, he did nothing to help his Galicianist friends that were murdered or imprisoned. From 1937 he directed "Misión", founded with Otero Pedraio. After 1938 he started to write articles for "La Región" where he supported Franco's band. As a result, old Galicianist friends regarded him as a traitor. This is symbolized in the phrase of Castelao in his book "Sempre en Galiza": "...said Risco, when Risco was somebody".