| Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild | |
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Grand Cross (Star) and Medal of the Order. |
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| Awarded by Spain | |
| Type | Medal |
| Eligibility | Military personnel |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Statistics | |
| First awarded | 1814 |
The Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild (Spanish: Real y Militar Orden de San Hermenegildo) is both a general military honor and a legion created by Fernando VII of Spain dating from 1814.
The Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo is a military distinction of The Spanish Cavalry created by Fernando VII of Spain at the conclusion of the Spanish War of Independence in 1814.
The purpose of the Order was to serve as maximum decoration those soldiers who exceeded their military obligations and fought on, surpassing their suffering in battle, and who thus would serve as examples of bravery to His Spanish Majesty's armies.
Given the desire of the King to create a distinction of extraordinary rank, comparable to others traditional decorations, it was decided to put the Order under the Patronage of Saint Hermenegild, who was the Visigoth King of Seville who was martyred in defence of the Christian faith in the sixth century.
Its first promulgation was published in 1815, being renewed later in 1860, 1879, 1951, 1994, and its most recent modernization in 2003.
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... recompensar y distinguir a los oficiales generales, oficiales y suboficiales del Ejército de Tierra, de la Armada, del Ejército del Aire, de los Cuerpos Comunes de las Fuerzas Armadas y del Cuerpo de la Guardia Civil, por su constancia e intachable conducta en el servicio, a tenor de lo que establecen las Reales Ordenanzas para las Fuerzas Armadas
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It is declared that The Order intends: …