Captain general of the Army
Captain General has been the highest rank in the Spanish Army since the 18th century. A five-star rank with NATO code OF-10, it is equivalent to a field marshal of the armies of numerous countries, a general of the Army of the United States, a captain general of the Spanish Navy (Armada Española) or a Captain general of the Air Force in the Spanish Air and Space Force (Ejército del Aire y del Espacio). A Captain General's insignia consists of two command sticks under five four-pointed stars below the Royal Crown.
Image: Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, Count of Aranda
Image: Pedro de Cevallos
Image: Luis Berton de Balbe de Quiers, duque de Crillon
Image: Portrait of General Antonio Ricardos by Goya
The Spanish Army is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest active armies – dating back to the late 15th century.
Spanish attack on a Flemish village
A soldier of the 31st Infantry Regiment of the Spanish Army during the Hispano-Moroccan War, by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau
Spanish soldiers of the Blue Division during World War II, c. 1941
Troops of the Spanish Legion