 All four main parties—the UCD, the postfrancoists of the Alianza Popular, the socialists of the PSOE and the communists (PCE)—were represented, and all signed a call for Valencian autonomy on 8 October, the eve of the Valencian national
day.After the approval of the Spanish Constitution in December 1978, the "Consell" approved the first draft of a Statute of Autonomy at its meeting in Morella on 9 January 1979