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Junta
There are a number of things that
junta
(
hUn-tah
) could refer to:
It can be a
military dictatorship
. See also
Military rule
.
In
History of Spain
,
junta
("coming-together") was the name chosen by several local administrations forming in
Spain
during the
Peninsula War
as a patriotic alternative to the official administration topped by the French invaders. In
Spanish America
, the
Creole
juntas
were formally loyal to
Ferdinand VII of Spain
, but in the power void, they became actually independent, preparing the independence of Spanish America . Today the
Juntas
are remembered in the
autonomous governments of Spain
Junta
of
Andalusia
Junta
of
Extremadura
Xunta
(Galician form) of
Galicia
Junta
is an
album
by the popular
US
band
Phish
.
Junta
is also a board game designed by
West End Games
.
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