Cross of Military Merit
Cross of Military Merit is a military decoration or order.
Also recorded as Crosses of Military Merit; Order of Military Merit (Spain).
Overview
Spanish military award for gallantry or merit in war or peace; originally in four classes, since ? in two classes (Grand Cross and Cross); each class with the categories red, blue, yellow and white decoration (1864–).
In detail
Recorded constituent parts are Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with Red Decoration, Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with Blue Decoration, Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with Yellow Decoration and Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration.
It is associated with Spain. The record gives 1964 as its date of establishment or first appearance.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
“Cross of Military Merit”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q129508: Cross of Military Merit
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Elsewhere in Medals
1,069 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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