Spanish Nationalists

Target entity: Spanish Nationalists
Context triple: [Corpo Truppe Volontarie armoured units, supported, Spanish Nationalists]

• A. Spanish Republicans
  Spanish Republicans were supporters and defenders of Spain’s democratically elected Second Republic who, after defeat in the Spanish Civil War, faced exile, persecution, and imprisonment in places such as Nazi concentration camps.
• B. Spanish royalists
  Spanish royalists were supporters of the Spanish Crown who fought to maintain imperial rule and oppose independence movements in Spain’s American colonies and elsewhere.
• C. Spaniards
  Spaniards are a Romance-language ethnic group native to Spain, historically known for their influential role in European culture and global exploration.
• D. Carlists
  Carlists were a traditionalist and legitimist political movement in Spain that supported an alternative Bourbon line for the throne and staunchly defended monarchy, Catholicism, and regional fueros.
• E. National Defence Council of Spain
  The National Defence Council of Spain is a high-level governmental body responsible for advising on and coordinating the country’s national defense and military policy.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Spanish Nationalists
Target entity description: The Spanish Nationalists were the right-wing, anti-Republican faction led by General Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War, ultimately establishing a long-lasting authoritarian regime in Spain.

• A. Spanish Republicans
  Spanish Republicans were supporters and defenders of Spain’s democratically elected Second Republic who, after defeat in the Spanish Civil War, faced exile, persecution, and imprisonment in places such as Nazi concentration camps.
• B. Spanish royalists
  Spanish royalists were supporters of the Spanish Crown who fought to maintain imperial rule and oppose independence movements in Spain’s American colonies and elsewhere.
• C. Spaniards
  Spaniards are a Romance-language ethnic group native to Spain, historically known for their influential role in European culture and global exploration.
• D. Carlists
  Carlists were a traditionalist and legitimist political movement in Spain that supported an alternative Bourbon line for the throne and staunchly defended monarchy, Catholicism, and regional fueros.
• E. National Defence Council of Spain
  The National Defence Council of Spain is a high-level governmental body responsible for advising on and coordinating the country’s national defense and military policy.
• F. None of above. chosen