Spanish Army

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The Spanish Army is the land warfare branch of Spain's Armed Forces, historically known for its role in maintaining the Spanish Empire and participating in major conflicts from the early modern period through contemporary international missions.


Statements (61)
Predicate Object
instanceOf army
land warfare branch
allegiance King of Spain
Spanish Constitution
country Spain
doctrine NATO military doctrine
foundedBy Catholic Monarchs
garrison Madrid
hasCommander Chief of Staff of the Army
Jefe de Estado Mayor del Ejército
hasMotto Todo por la Patria
hasUnit Army Aviation Forces
Artillery Command
Brigada Paracaidista
Brigadas Orgánicas Polivalentes
Engineer Command
Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra
Legión Española
Logistic Support Command
Regulares
Unidad Militar de Emergencias
headquartersLocation Madrid
historicalRole European great power conflicts
colonial warfare
maintenance of the Spanish Empire
inception 15th century
language Spanish
memberOf NATO force structure
nativeName Ejército de Tierra
partOf Spanish Armed Forces
role international peacekeeping
land warfare
national defense
territorial protection
serviceBranch land forces
significantEvent Bosnian War peacekeeping operations
Carlist Wars
Ifni War
Iraq training mission
Kosovo Force participation
Mali training mission
NATO mission in Afghanistan
Peninsular War
Rif War
Spanish Civil War
Spanish–American War
UNIFIL mission in Lebanon
War of the Spanish Succession
formation of the Tercios in the 16th century
participation in the Eighty Years War
participation in the Italian Wars
participation in the Thirty Years War
subordinateTo Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain
Ministry of Defence of Spain
usesEquipment Centauro tank destroyer
Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter
Leopard 2E main battle tank
NH90 helicopter
Pizarro infantry fighting vehicle
usesSymbol Spanish Army coat of arms
Spanish Army flag

Referenced by (91)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Antonio de Villarroel
Arsenio Linares y Pombo
Basilio Augustín
Brigada Paracaidista
Duke of Alba (governor-general)
Emilio Mola
Engineer Command
Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo ("Army of the Spanish Monarchy")
Felipe de Neve
Fermín Jáudenes
Fernando Rivera y Moncada
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Francisco Javier Venegas
Francisco Javier de Elío
Francisco Pizarro
Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra
Félix María Calleja
Guillermo José de la Vega y Varona
José Enrique Varela
José Sanjurjo
José de la Serna e Hinojosa
Juan O’Donojú
Juan de Prado Malleza Portocarrero y Luna
Juan de la Torre
Luis Orgaz Yoldi
Mateo de Toro y Zambrano
Pedro de Cevallos
Regulares
Spanish Foreign Legion
Valeriano Weyler
militaryBranch
Artillery Command
Brigada Paracaidista
Brigadas Orgánicas Polivalentes
Engineer Command
Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra ("Ejército de Tierra de España")
Legión Española
Logistic Support Command
Regulares
Regulares (Moroccan troops)
Spanish Foreign Legion
partOf
Castillo San Felipe del Morro
Centauro tank destroyer
Cross of Burgundy ("Spanish Army (historical)")
Leopard 2
M48 Patton tank
Marcha Real
Pizarro infantry fighting vehicle
Spanish Army coat of arms
Spanish Army coat of arms ("Ejército de Tierra de España")
usedBy
Battle of Talavera
Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717
Spanish–American War
siege and capture of Tournai (1581) ("Spanish forces")
combatant
Francisco de Miranda
José de San Martín
Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo
Owen Roe O'Neill
servedIn
Artillery Command
Brigadas Orgánicas Polivalentes ("Ejército de Tierra de España")
Legión Española ("Ejército de Tierra de España")
serviceBranch
Army Aviation Forces ("Spanish Army Land Force")
Brigada Paracaidista ("Spanish Army high command")
commandStructure
Ejército de Tierra ("Tercios of Spain")
Ejército de Tierra ("Royal Spanish Army")
historicalPrecursor
Austrian campaign in Sicily ("Spanish army")
French invasion of northern Spain (1719) ("Spanish army")
involves
Sergeant Gonzales ("Spanish army garrison in Los Angeles")
associatedWith
Mexican War of Independence ("Royalist forces of the Spanish Empire")
belligerent
Siege of Leiden ("Spanish royal army")
besiegingForce
Unidad Militar de Emergencias
branch
Spanish Armed Forces
component
Spanish Army coat of arms ("Spanish land forces")
emblemOf
Pedro Fages
employer
Eurocopter Tiger
enteredServiceWith
Presidio of San Francisco
formerlyUsedBy
Castillo San Cristóbal
garrisonedBy
Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces
hasAuthorityOver
Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War
hasParticipant
Battle of Brunete ("Spanish Nationalist Army")
involvedMilitaryUnit
Iraq training mission
involvesParticipant
Spanish Army coat of arms
jurisdiction
Fernando Primo de Rivera
memberOf
Ignatius of Loyola ("Army of the Crown of Castile")
militaryService
Zaragoza General Military Academy
operatedBy
Asturian miners' strike of 1934
opponent
Ministry of Defence of Spain
oversees
Spanish Army coat of arms
represents
Engineer Command
service
Army Aviation Forces
serviceBranchOf
Ejército de Tierra
translatedName
Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces
usedInBranch

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