José Antonio Primo de Rivera
Historical and international
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Position estimated from: Falange founding texts: national syndicalism, Catholic nationalism, anti-parliamentarism.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 25 | toward collective / planned | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 96 | strongly toward traditional | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 82 | toward authoritarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 100 | strongly toward nationalist | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 56 | near the center |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 29 | toward collective ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 72 | toward state restrictions |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 100 | strongly toward nationalist |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 100 | strongly toward traditionalist |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 93 | strongly toward autocratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 74 | toward hierarchical |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 81 | toward state planning |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 56 | near the center |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 87 | strongly toward religious authority |
These positions are estimates on the Atlas’s nine-dimension scale, produced by running the available evidence through the same questions and scoring used for test-takers. They are interpretations for comparison, not objective measurements. How scores are made.
Key positions
| Statement | Position | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| A naturalized citizen can belong to the nation as fully as someone born there. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Traditional values should guide what society considers right and wrong. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| A strong leader who gets things done matters more than following proper procedures. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| National security can justify restrictions on what journalists publish. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| The government should be able to restrict how certain religions are practiced, such as their places of worship, clothing or schools. | Agrees | estimated |
| Class distinctions should gradually disappear. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Markets generally distribute goods more effectively than government planners. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Non-intervention should be the default even when allies request military assistance. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Major industries should be publicly owned rather than privately controlled. | Agrees | estimated |
| Political speech should be legally protected even when it is offensive. | Disagrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
National Syndicalism96% similar positionFalangeism94% similar positionThird Positionism93% similar positionStrasserism88% similar positionIslamism87% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
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Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.