Las Cortes Españolas, the Spanish Parliament, was the focus of the attempted coup d’etat. I was in the Círculo de Bellas Artes building across the alley when the takeover began. Most Spaniards were riveted to their radios and televisions. The military and police were on alert, but stayed in their barracks waiting to see what would happen. But the city of Valencia was put under curfew by the regional military government. General Milans de Bosch, a major conspirator, occupied the radio stations and had troops and tanks patrolling the city streets.