The Pact of San Sebastian was a crucial part of the overthrow of the military dictatorship and the establishment of a new democratic republic. Opponents of the monarchy and the dictatorship met in the Basque town of San Sebastian in August 1930 to discuss the potential overthrow of the regime. The pact united Spain's leading socialists, liberals and even some conservatives, it also included advocates for greater autonomy for Catalonia and the Basque Region.