Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand

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

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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

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

Referenced by (6)

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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