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Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild
Order of St Hermenegilus.svg
Arms of the Order
Awarded by Spain
Type Order of merit
Established 28 November 1814
Motto PREMIO A LA CONSTANCIA MILITAR
(Award to Military Constancy)
Eligibility Military personnel and Guardia Civil
Status Currently constituted
Sovereign Monarch of Spain
Precedence
Next (higher) Mention in Dispatches
(Without Insignia)
Distinguished Service Award
(Without Insignia)
Cross of Military Merit (Army)
Cross of Naval Merit (Navy)
Cross of Aeronautical Merit (Air Force)
Next (lower) Long Military Service Cross

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 King Ferdinand VII of Spain on 28 November 1814.

The Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild is a military distinction of the Spanish Cavalry created by King Ferdinand VII of Spain at the conclusion of the Spanish War of Independence in 1814.

The purpose of the Order was to serve as a maximum means of reward for 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 honours, 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 and who is the patron saint of the Spanish Armed Forces.

Its first promulgation was published in 1815, being renewed later in 1860, 1879, 1951, 1994 and its most recent modernization in 2000.

... 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.

It is declared that The Order intends "to compensate and to distinguish to the general officers, officers and warrant officers of the Spanish Army, Spanish Navy, Spanish Air Force, Common Corps and the Spanish Civil Guard, (the militarized police service depending on both Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defense which holds different risponsabilities such Crime Investigation Department, Intelligence, Coast Guard , Fiscal and Borders responsibilities, Green Police, Public order and Security, Administrative Police, Traffic Police, Airborne Command, Scuba divers, weapons and firearms control etc among others) by their faultless and exemplary conduct in the service of The Crown."

The monarch of Spain is the Sovereign of the order. The Order is governed by three governing bodies: the Chapter, the Permanent Assembly and the Chancellery.

Insignia

The badge of the order is a gold, white enameled cross pattée, surmounted by a royal crown. The central medallion bears an effigy of St. Hermenegild on a horseback, surrounded by a blue ring inscribed "PREMIO A LA CONSTANCIA MILITAR" (reward for long military service). On the reverse there is the royal cypher of Fernando VII.

The star has the form of a gold Maltese cross with ball finials and silver rays between the arms and the effigy of St. Hermenegild in the central medallion, surrounded by a white ring with the order's motto and a green laurel wreath. The medallion of the Grand Cross star is surmounted by a royal crown.

Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild-Grand Cross.svg
Grand Cross
(Gran Cruz)
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Commander with Star
(Placa)
Commander Insignia of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild.svg
Commander
(Encomienda)
Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild-Medal.svg
Cross
(Cruz)

Ribbon Bars

ESP Orden de San Hermenegildo Gran Cruz pasador.svg
Grand Cross
ESP Orden de San Hermenegildo Placa pasador.svg
Commander with Star
ESP Orden de San Hermenegildo Encomienda pasador.svg
Commander
ESP Orden de San Hermenegildo Cruz pasador.svg
Cross

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Orden de San Hermenegildo para niños

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