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Spain: Orders, Decorations, and Awards
 
Distinctions and Recipients
Name
Tenure
Orders
Alcantara, Order of
Previously the Order of St Julian of Pereyro; founded 1176 by King Ferdinand II of León and Galicia.
Knight
1600s
Fonseca (2571)
†1679
Fonseca (2571)
†1672
Tomasi di Lampedusa (504)
1703; †1714
Álvarez de Toledo (12.2)
Calatrava, Royal Military Order of
Founded 1157 by don Raimond, Abbott of Fitero
Grand Master
Rodrigo Garcia de Aca
1200s
••••
Knight Commander
1200s
Cervantes (3376)
Knight
†1332
Cervatos (4584)
1610
López de Rueda (4030)
1614
López de Rueda (4030)
1618
López de Rueda (4030)
1645; †1690
Álvarez de Toledo (12.2)
Castille and Leon, Order of
Grand Prior
1610; †1624
Savoy (254)
Charles III, Order of (Order of the Immaculate Conception)
Founded 1771 by King Charles III of Spain
Knight/Dame Grand Cross
Manuel González de Gregorio
1794; †1831

González de Gregorio (5460)

Tiburcio González de Gregorio
1803

González de Gregorio (5460)

Umberto I, K of Italy
1871; †1900

Savoy (254)

1876; †1910
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (724.6)
1876; †1942
Windsor (724.6)
Tommaso of Savoy, 2nd D di Genova
1887; †1931
Savoy (254)
Umberto II, K of Italy
†1983
Savoy (254)
1986; *1921

Schleswig-H-S-G-Greece (218.2)

Knight/Dame Commander
Knight/Dame
Civil Merit, Order of
Instituted 1926 King Alfonso XIII of Spain; abolished 1931; restored 1942
Knight of the Collar (established 1957)
2008; †2020
Al-Sabah (1)
Grand Cross (abolished 1931)
Grand Cross (for men, established 1942)
2008; †2023
Al-Sabah (1)
2008; *1940
Al-Sabah (1.3)
Cordon (equal to grand cross, for women, established 1942)
Commander of Number (established 1942)
Commander
Officer (established 1942)
Knight (abolished 1931)
Knight (for men, established 1942)
Knot (equal to knight, for women, established 1942)
Silver Cross

Golden Fleece, Order of

►Formed 1713 from the Burgundian order
Sovereigns
†1890    
Savoy (254)
Knight
†1720
Gramont (1980)
†1725
Gramont (1980)
1712; †1729
Savoy (254)
Edward VII, K of Great Britain
1852; †1910
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (724.6)
1878
†1947
Savoy (254)
1888
†1931  
Savoy (254)
1890
†1890    
Savoy (254)
1899
†1931    
Savoy (254)
1923
†1983
Savoy (254)
Rival branch: Joséphine
Rival branch: Carlist

Merit for Agriculture,Order of
Instituted 1905 by King Alfonso XIII, annulled 1931; restored 1942; abolished 1987

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for Agriculture
1912; †1942
Cervantes (3376)
Merit for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Order of
Instituted 1987
Montesa, Order of
Knights of the Order of Montesa
1920; †1942
Cervantes (3376)
1920; †1938
Cervantes (3376)
1920; †1996
Cervantes (3376)
Real Maestranza of Zaragoza
Knights and Dames of the Real Maestranza of Zaragoza
†1936
González de Gregorio (5460)
*1957
González de Gregorio (5460)
San Fernando, Knights of
Knight
1200s
Cervantes (3376)
Santiag, Order of (The Military Order of Saint James of Compostela)
Founded 1 August 1170 by King Ferdinand II of León
Masters
1359–66 ren.
Álvarez de Toledo (12)
Commanders
1400s
Cervantes (3376)
†1550
Cervantes (3376)
Knights
†1564
Cervantes (3376)
1500s
Simonetta (5499)
1500s
Fonseca (2571)
1525
Fonseca (2571)
1542; †>1563
Fonseca (2571)
†1574
Fonseca (2571)
†1594
Simonetta (5499)
1590
Fonseca (2571)
1600s
Fonseca (2571)
1595; †1618?
Fonseca (2571)
1600s
Fonseca (2571)
1600s
Fonseca (2571)
†1646
Fonseca (2571)
†1669
Tomasi di Lampedusa (504)
1676
Álvarez de Toledo (12.2)
–1703; †1714
Álvarez de Toledo (12.2)
The Commanderies of the Order of Santiago
Commanders of the Commandery of Castile
1526; †1532
Fonseca (2571)
Spanish Republic in Exile, Order of the (Orden de la Liberación de España)
1958; †1964
Fabela (5451.1)
Decorations
Cross for the Andalusian Army Reserve
Instituted by King Ferdinand VII
Gold Cross
Joaquín González de Gregorio
†1841

González de Gregorio (5460)

Bronze Cross
Cross for the Second Army
Instituted 1815 by King Ferdinand VII
Gold Cross
Joaquín González de Gregorio
†1841

González de Gregorio (5460)

Silver Cross
Cross of the Siege of Pamplona
Joaquín González de Gregorio
†1841

González de Gregorio (5460)

Other Awards
Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
*1941
(5460)
 
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