In its attempt to homogenize the Spanish territory, the Francoist governments and media often used "Levante" to refer to the eastern Mediterranean coast of Spain. Since Catalonia had a well defined identity already, "Levante" came to designate, roughly, the territories which used to make the Kingdom of Valencia and, often, additionally the Región de Murcia. Since by population and extension, the Valencian Community is quite larger than the "Región de Murcia", for some this term was narrowed to vaguely designate what today is the Valencian Community.