Already in the mid-1890s Doña Marina forged close relationship with the new party political leader and chief architect of the activist strategy, marqués de Cerralbo. Both shared not only the Madrid residence but also aristocratic standing, interest in history and archeology, penchant for letters, passion for collecting art and generally a refined intellectual format.his house in Miraflores de la Sierra was referred to as sort of a museum, with paintings e.g. of Murillo, La Hormiga de Oro 27.12.34, available here More importantly, they shared the vision of Carlism as a "party of order". Doña Marina was among chief exponents of the new slogan, "carlismo es una esperanza, no un temor", intended to change popular perception of the movement from a bunch of fanatic troublemakers to a respected established party.Real Cuesta 1985, p. 132, Agustín Fernández Escudero, La contracelebración carlista del centenario de la revolución francesa, [in:] Hispania Sacra 134 (2014), p. 674 His booklet designed to demonstrate the thesis got internal awards of the Madrid Círculo.fathered jointly with Guillermo Estrada, compare at Amazon service, see also El Correo Español 21.08.02, available here He was also active in anti-duel campaign,El Correo Español 20.01.06, available here a rather unusual stand for member of the group typically perceived as backwater trigger-happy rednecks.the thread was regularly exploited in Liberal propaganda throughout most of the 19th century, with endless articles and cartoons presenting Carlism as a reactionary movement powered by ignorance, fanaticism and backwardness. This opinion enjoyed further popularity in the 20th century, perhaps its most famous manifestation having been the phrase attributed to the socialist leader Indalecio Prieto: “a Carlist is a red-topped animal which lives in the mountains, eats communión, and attacks people”, repeated also in progressive 21st century publications, compare e.g. María Eugenia Salaverri, Lecciones de historia, [in:] El Pais 22.08.2014
