 During the Second Spanish Republic, it was known as the "Copa del Presidente de la República" (President of the Republic Cup) or "Copa de España" (Spanish Cup) and during the years of Francisco Franco's Spanish State, it was known as the "Copa de Su Excelencia El Generalísimo" or "Copa del Generalísimo" (His Excellency, The Supreme General's Cup).Athletic Bilbao were declared winners in 1904 after their opponents Español de Madrid failed to show up.In both 1910 and 1913, there was a split among the clubs and two rival associations, the "Unión Española de Clubs de Fútbol" and the "Federación Española de Fútbol", organised rival competitions, the "Copa UECF" and the "Copa FEF".