Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand

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military decoration order of merit

The Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand is Spain’s highest military decoration for extraordinary valor in combat.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military decoration → order of merit →
alsoKnownAs	Cruz Laureada de San Fernando → Laureate Cross of San Fernando →
awardedDuring	Carlist Wars → Ifni War → Peninsular War → Spanish Civil War → Spanish–American War →
awardedFor	distinguished gallantry in action → extraordinary valor in combat →
awardingBody	Spanish Ministry of Defence →
category	Spanish military awards → orders, decorations, and medals of Spain →
conferredBy	King of Spain →
conferredOnAdviceOf	Spanish Council of Ministers →
country	Spain →
eligibility	foreign military personnel under Spanish command → members of the Spanish Armed Forces →
establishedBy	Ferdinand VII of Spain NERFINISHED →
establishedInContextOf	Peninsular War →
establishedInYear	1811 →
grade	Collective award to military units → Grand Cross → Individual Cross → Laureate Cross →
hasAbbreviation	C.L. de S.F. →
hasRecipient	Alfonso XIII of Spain → Francisco Franco NERFINISHED → Joaquín Blake → Luis Valdés Cavanillas NERFINISHED →
higherThan	Medalla Militar →
highestAwardFor	military valor in Spain →
insigniaFeature	green-enameled cross → image of Saint Ferdinand → royal crown →
languageOfName	Spanish →
legalStatus	regulated by Spanish law →
motto	“Al Mérito Militar” →
namedAfter	Saint Ferdinand III of Castile NERFINISHED →
partOf	Order of Saint Ferdinand →
rankComparedTo	Medalla Militar →
requires	formal investigation of the act of valor →
status	currently awarded →
symbolizes	heroism in defense of Spain →
type	collective decoration → individual decoration →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand ("Cruz Laureada de San Fernando") → Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand ("Laureate Cross of San Fernando") →	alsoKnownAs
Francisco Franco →	notableAward