Junta - Definition and Overview

There are a number of things that junta (hUn-tah) could refer to:

• It can be a military dictatorship. See also Military rule.
• In History of Spain, junta ("coming-together") was the name chosen by several local administrations forming in Spain during the Peninsula War as a patriotic alternative to the official administration topped by the French invaders. In Spanish America, the Creole juntas were formally loyal to Ferdinand VII of Spain, but in the power void, they became actually independent, preparing the independence of Spanish America. Today the Juntas are remembered in the autonomous governments of Spain
  • Junta of Andalusia
  • Junta of Extremadura
  • Xunta (Galician form) of Galicia
• Junta is an album by the popular US band Phish.
• Junta is also a board game designed by West End Games.
• It could mean the people or the common populace in Hindi. See Janata.