From somewhere in the auditorium, someone cried out the Spanish Legion´s motto ""¡Viva la Muerte!"" live death!. As was his habit, Millán Astray, the founder and first commander of the Spanish Legion, responded with ""¡España!"" the crowd replied with ""¡Una!"" [One!. He repeated ""¡España!""; the crowd then replied ""¡Grande!"" A third time, Millán Astray shouted ""¡España!""; the crowd responded ""Libre!"" [Free! This – Spain, one, great and free – was a common Falangist cheer and would become a francoist motto thereafter. Later, a group of uniformed Falangists entered, saluting the portrait of Franco that hung on the wall.