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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand canonical	3
Cruz Laureada de San Fernando	1
Knight of the Order of St. Ferdinand	1
Laureate Cross of San Fernando	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military decoration ⓘ order of merit ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand ⓘ surface form: Cruz Laureada de San Fernando Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand ⓘ surface form: Laureate Cross of San Fernando
awardedDuring	Carlist Wars ⓘ Ifni War ⓘ Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ surface form: Peninsular War Spanish Civil War ⓘ Spanish–American War ⓘ
awardedFor	distinguished gallantry in action ⓘ extraordinary valor in combat ⓘ
awardingBody	Ministry of Defence of Spain ⓘ surface form: Spanish Ministry of Defence
category	Spanish military awards ⓘ orders, decorations, and medals of Spain ⓘ
conferredBy	King of Spain ⓘ
conferredOnAdviceOf	Spanish government ⓘ surface form: Spanish Council of Ministers
country	Spain ⓘ
eligibility	foreign military personnel under Spanish command ⓘ members of the Spanish Armed Forces ⓘ
establishedBy	Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ
establishedInContextOf	Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Joaquín Blake ⓘ Luis Valdés Cavanillas ⓘ
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	Ferdinand III of Castile ⓘ surface form: Saint Ferdinand III of Castile
partOf	Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit ⓘ surface form: Order of Saint Ferdinand
rankComparedTo	Médaille militaire ⓘ surface form: 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 (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Francisco Franco → notableAward → Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand ⓘ

Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand → alsoKnownAs → Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cruz Laureada de San Fernando

Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand → alsoKnownAs → Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand ⓘ

this entity surface form: Laureate Cross of San Fernando

Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere → awardReceived → Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight of the Order of St. Ferdinand

Baldomero Espartero → awardReceived → Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand ⓘ

Arsenio Martínez Campos → awardReceived → Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand ⓘ