The Nationalist group was supported Supporting by a number of conservative groups , including the Spanish Confederation of Autonomous Right-wing Groups ( `` Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas '' , or CEDA ) , monarchists , including both the opposing Alfonsists and the religious conservative Carlists , and the Falange Española de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista ( FE y de las JONS ) , a fascist political party Social_event .

The situation began Process_start on 9 April , when a general strike was called by the trade union organization `` National Federation of Trade Unions '' , Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela ( CTV ) .

Furthermore , Barcelona was one of the strongholds of the anarchist union , the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo ( CNT ) .

It wanted to put Removing down the coup , but was unsure if it could trust the armed forces and did not want to arm Bodily_harm the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo ( CNT ) and Unión General de Trabajadores ( UGT ) trade unions and potentially accelerate Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the ongoing Spanish revolution .