Junta Técnica del Estado, Administrative organ in Burgos, Spain

The Junta Técnica del Estado was a technical body Franco created in October 1936, seated in Burgos, to handle routine administration in rebel-held Spain while he pursued military victory. It was organised into seven commissions replacing the ministries, modelled on Primo de Rivera's Military Directory, and staffed by second-rank figures. Real power lay with Nicolás Franco, secretary general to the head of state, through whom all matters passed.

Created by a law published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado on 2 October 1936, the Junta Técnica del Estado was Franco's first administrative body, set up after Decree 138 of 30 September named him generalissimo and head of government. It replaced the National Defense Junta of 25 July 1936 and was dissolved in February 1938, when Franco formed his first proper government.

The Junta's seat was in Burgos, and its seven commissions replaced the ministries, echoing Primo de Rivera's Military Directory. Its members were second-rank figures handling routine administration, while real power ran through Nicolás Franco, general secretary to the head of state, whom Franco placed at the centre of the new apparatus.

The Junta's main headquarters was in Burgos, not at the Casa del Cordón. Its president met at least once a week with the commission presidents, and all matters for Franco's approval passed through the Secretaría General del Jefe del Estado, run by Nicolás Franco.

Leadership of the body changed hands during its brief existence, with Major General Fidel Dávila Arrondo initially in charge before being replaced by Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa in June 1937. This shift reflected how the rebel movement was evolving from a temporary arrangement toward a more established form of government.