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Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows

Title of honor of Spain under Francisco Franco From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows
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The Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows (Spanish: Orden Imperial del Yugo y las Flechas) was a Spanish state and military order. It was established in 1937 under the dictatorship of Caudillo Francisco Franco and discontinued in 1976 following Franco's death and during the Spanish transition to democracy.[1][2][3] The order was formally abolished in October 2022 under the Democratic Memory Law.[4] The order came in five grades.[3][5][6]

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Names

  • 1 October 1937: Grand Imperial Order of the Red Arrows (Spanish: Gran Orden Imperial de las Flechas Rojas)
  • 1940: Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows (Spanish: Orden Imperial del Yugo y las Flechas)

History

The Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows was established on 1 October 1937 by Francisco Franco during the second year of the Spanish Civil War.[2] The symbol of the yoke and arrows, known in Spanish as the yugo and flechas, was a symbol of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain during the late 15th and early 16th century, but was also used as a symbol of Falangism.[1] The motto of the order was "To Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's," in reference to Jesus' saying from Chapter 22 in the Gospel of Matthew.[2][3] On 27 January 1943, a decree established that the award would be one of the leaders of the Falangist movement in Francoist Spain.[2][6] The award was discontinued in 1976 during the Spanish transition to democracy but was not formally abolished until 2022.[3][4]

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Notable recipients

Spanish recipients

  • Spain Juan Cabanas [es], 19 May 1939 (Commendation)[7]
  • Spain Francisco Javier Conde [es], 18 July 1952 (Commendation with Plaque)[8]
  • Spain Francisco Corbellini Obregón, 18 July 1952 (Commendation)[8]
  • Spain Manuel Díez-Alegría, 18 July 1969 (Grand Cross)[9]
  • Spain Francisco Franco, 1 October 1937 (Grand Collar)[1]
  • Spain Cristóbal González-Aller y Balseyro, 18 July 1952 (Commendation with Plaque)[8]
  • Spain Leonardo López Fernández, 18 July 1952 (Commendation)[8]
  • Spain José Martínez Maza, 18 July 1952 (Commendation with Plaque)[8]
  • Spain Aurelio Morazo Palomino, 18 July 1952 (Commendation)[8]
  • Spain Francisco Priede González, 18 July 1952 (Medal)[8]
  • Spain Manuel María Rincón, 19 March 1940 (Commendation)[10]
  • Spain Adolfo Suárez, 4 July 1975 (Grand Cross)[11]
  • Spain Theo Roger, 19 March 1940 (Commendation)[10]
  • Spain Luis Vilches, 18 July 1952 (Medal)[8]

Foreign recipients

See also

References

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