A military order is a Latin Catholic religious order of knights. The original military orders were the Knights Templar, the Knights Hospitaller, the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, the Order of Saint Jam
The Hospitallers in the 13th century
Councilof Clermont
Order of the Faith and Peace
Militia of Jesus Christ
This is a list of some of the modern orders, decorations and medals of Spain.
The Order of Calatrava (left), the Order of Santiago (centre) and the Order of Alcántara (right) in The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations, 1858
Scene of the Reconquista by the military orders at Monasterio de Uclés in Cuenca, Spain
Portrait of Alfonso XIII in uniform of Grand Master of the four Spanish military orders, 1928