Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand
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The Royal and Military Order of Saint Ferdinand (Template:Langx) is a Spanish military order of chivalry, the decoration of which, the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand (Template:Langx), is Spain's highest military decoration for gallantry. Membership of the order, which is sometimes abbreviated RMOSF, is awarded in recognition of action, either individual or collective, to protect the nation, its citizens, or the peace and security of the international community in the face of immediate risk to the bearer. Those eligible are current and former members of the Spanish Armed Forces.
The Sovereign of the Order of San Fernando is the monarch of Spain,[1] who presides over the biennial chapter held in the Royal Monastery of El Escorial. The sovereign's representative in the Order is the Grand Master,[2] who governs it and is aided by the Maestranza.
Among the conditions laid out by the Royal Military Order of Saint Ferdinand for the granting of the award are:
- that the sole purpose of the action taken wasn't the saving of one's life;
- that the action was not motivated by improper ambition to honours unnecessarily disregarding one's (or that of one's subordinates) life;
- that, as far as possible, the damage and number of own casualties caused by the action was minimized;
- that the action was taken in the face of significantly adverse odds or other detrimental factors;
- that the action taken made a crucial difference to the situation in which it occurred.
The Royal Military Order of Saint Ferdinand was set up in 1811 by the Cortes of CádizTemplate:Sndwhich served as a parliamentary Regency after Ferdinand VII was deposedTemplate:Sndto honour heroic feats of arms. It was confirmed by King Ferdinand on his return to Madrid in 1815.[3] Its awardees include Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero, Juan Prim, Juan de la Cruz Mourgeón, Francisco de Albear, José Enrique Varela Iglesias (twice awarded, in 1920, and 1921), Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, Frederick Thomas Pelham, Henry Kelly (VC), Martín Cerezo,[4] Francisco Franco Bahamonde, and Mohamed Meziane.
See also
References
- Attribution
Loosely adapted from the Spanish Wikipedia article on the same topic.
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- ↑ Regulation of the Royal and Military Order of San Fernando, article 2
- ↑ Regulation of the Royal and Military Order of San Fernando, article 3(1)
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- ↑ 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines, Lieutenant Martín Cerezo was the only member of the Belar garrison in 1898 so recognized.
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Sources
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External links
- Order of San Fernando - Ministry of Defence website
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