However, the Carlist ideology was not in itself prone to stand up for the Basque specific institutions, traditions, and identity, but royal absolutism and Church, thriving in rural based environments and totally opposed to modern liberal ideas.
Međutim, karlistička ideologija nije sama po sebi bila sklona ustanku za za baskijske posebne institucije, tradicije i identitet, već za kraljevski apsolutizam i Crkvu, i bila je uspješna u ruralnim sredinama i na osnovu zamisli potpuno suprotnih modernim liberalnim .