Spanish Catholic Movement (Movimiento Católico Español in Spanish, MCE) is a Spanish Catholic integralist and nationalist political party. The party also considers itself National Catholic and a follower of the ideas of José Antonio Primo de Rivera.[1] The party uses the Cross of Saint James as its main symbol.
Spanish Catholic Movement Movimiento Católico Español | |
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| Leader | José Luis Corral |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Youth wing | Acción Juvenil Española |
| Ideology | Integralism National Catholicism Spanish nationalism Traditionalism Anticommunism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Website | |
| www.movimientocatolico.es www.mce-aje.es | |
History
editMCE was founded in 1981 as a splinter group from Fuerza Nueva, led by José Luis Corral. In the Spanish general elections of 1982 the party received 996 votes, less than 1% of the total. In the following years the MCE organized masses, tributes to the Blue Division veterans and to the "fallen for Spain", as well as numerous rallies against abortion. The party has its ideological roots in Spanish Action and Spanish Renovation, Social Catholic, Integralist and Traditionalist organizations during Spanish Civil War. In the last 10 years the party has also organized acts against homosexuals[2][3] or catalan independentism.[4]
As of June 2016, the party is a member of the far-right coalition La España en Marcha.[5]
References
edit- ^ "José Luis Corral: "Muchísimos dirigentes de todos los partidos proceden de familias del Régimen de Franco" at Archivo Enero 2010 a Noviembre 2010 de MinutoDigital.com". Minutodigital.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "La Policía reprime una protesta en Chueca contra la convocatoria (autorizada) de un acto fascista en Chamberí". Dosmanzanas.com. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ Paradinas, Marcos (4 July 2015). "Homofobia y banderas franquistas: el bochornoso espectáculo que el PP permite el día del Orgullo". Elplural.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ Garrido, José María (5 October 2014). "La extrema derecha quema retratos de Pujol y Mas ante la pasividad de la Fiscalía y el Gobierno". Elplural.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ ""La España en Marcha": la extrema derecha busca reorganizarse". Eldiario.es. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2016.