Order of Isabella the Catholic
The Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: Orden de Isabel la Católica ) is a Spanish civil order in which membership is given to honor services that benefited the country.
The Order was created on 14 March 1815 by King Ferdinand VII in honor of Queen Isabella I.[1][2]
Order Of Isabella The Catholic Media
Martín Fernández de Navarrete, librarian of the Royal Spanish Academy, wearing the sash and grand cross of the order.
Coat of arms of Alfonso XIII, with collar and heraldic mantle of the Order.
References
- ↑ Real y Americana Orden de Isabel la Católica
- ↑ "premiar la lealtad acrisolada a España y los méritos de ciudadanos españoles y extranjeros en bien de la Nación y muy especialmente en aquellos servicios excepcionales prestados en favor de la prosperidad de los territorios americanos y ultramarinos"