Postín bankers such as Juan March, who at that point had already put the paste to good collection abroad, began to offer themselves to finance a coup as God commands, and some prominent generals discreetly contacted the governments of Germany and Italy to probe how they would see the patch to the Republic.
In the period leading up to the coup, influential bankers like Juan March, who had already secured sizable financial resources abroad, began presenting themselves as financiers for a planned coup. Their readiness to support such actions reflected a broader trend of discontent with the Republic.
Meanwhile, several high-ranking generals reached out to the governments of Germany and Italy. Their inquiries were aimed at gauging foreign support for their intentions against the Republic, demonstrating a coordinated effort among military and financial elites to undermine the existing government and the drive towards a coup.
