 There was no coordination between the diverse elements who were hostile to the republic – falangists, some army officers, and members of the Spanish Military Union.The coordinator of the plot in Madrid, Colonel Valentín Galarza Morante had been detained and the elderly and indecisive General Villegas took his place.However Villegas decided at the last minute to avoid direct participation and General Joaquín Fanjul replaced him at short notice.