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The Spanish military orders or Spanish Medieval knights orders are a set of religious-military institutions that emerged during the Reconquista. The most important orders arose in the 12th century in the Crowns of León and Castile ( Order of Santiago , Order of Alcántara , and Order of Calatrava ) and in the 14th century in the Crown of ...
It was created on 29 July 1960 and was gazetted on 11 August 1960. The award is the highest ranking in the list of the Malaysian Federal Ranking of Awards, and is ranked higher than the Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia (D.K.M.) awarded to Malaysian Royalty.| Mexico: Decoration for Heroic Valor: Mongolia: Order of Sukhbaatar: Established 16 ...
Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of Spain" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This list of military decorations is an index to articles about notable military decorations. It is organized by country in alphabetical order and in order of precedence. Note that there are many pages which overlap the domain of this page, including military awards and decorations and campaign medal, and pages mentioned within category:Military awards and decorations, category:Battle honours ...
Spanish campaign medals (4 P) Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of Spain" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
The Military Medal (Spanish: Medalla Militar) is a high military award of Spain to recognise battlefield bravery. The medal was established in 1918 by Alfonso XIII of Spain . Since then it is awarded to members of the Spanish military service independent of rank.
Established on 3 August 1864 by Queen Isabella II as the Order of Military Merit (Spanish: Orden del Mérito Militar), it has been amended many times (in 1918, 1926, 1931, 1938, 1942, 1976, 1995, 2003 and 2007). During the Spanish Civil War it was recognized by both sides of the conflict. Awarded originally in four classes, in 1995 it lost the ...
Several English-speaking nations have a medal called the "Medal of Bravery" or the "Medal of Valor", including Canada and Tanzania.The three Canadian Bravery Decorations were created in 1972, to recognize people who risked their lives to try to save or protect the lives of others: the Cross of Valour (C.V.) recognizes acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril; the ...