"the Spanish Navy in 1992. Captain general of the Navy Captain general of the Navy (""capitán general de la Armada"" in Spanish) is a five-star naval officer rank and the highest rank of the Spanish Navy (""Armada Española""). The five-star NATO rank code is OF-10, the routine honorary appointments formally ceased in 1999. The rank of captain general of the Navy is equivalent to an admiral of the fleet in many nations such as the United Kingdom or the United States, a captain general of the Spanish Army ""(Ejército de Tierra Español)"" or an Air captain general in the Spanish"
"Spanish Navy The Spanish Navy () is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Spanish navy was responsible for a number of major historic achievements in navigation, the most famous being the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and the first global circumnavigation by Magellan and Elcano. For several centuries, it played a crucial logistical role in the Spanish Empire and defended a vast trade network across the Atlantic Ocean between the Americas and Europe and across the Pacific Ocean between Asia and the Americas. The Spanish"
"Captain general of the Navy Captain general of the Navy (""capitán general de la Armada"" in Spanish) is a five-star naval officer rank and the highest rank of the Spanish Navy (""Armada Española""). The five-star NATO rank code is OF-10, the routine honorary appointments formally ceased in 1999. The rank of captain general of the Navy is equivalent to an admiral of the fleet in many nations such as the United Kingdom or the United States, a captain general of the Spanish Army ""(Ejército de Tierra Español)"" or an Air captain general in the Spanish Air Force ""(Ejército del Aire)""."
"4th Classes respectively. The article Spanish Navy Marines includes the rank insignia descriptions for this part of the Navy. Spanish Navy The Spanish Navy () is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Spanish navy was responsible for a number of major historic achievements in navigation, the most famous being the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and the first global circumnavigation by Magellan and Elcano. For several centuries, it played a crucial logistical role in the Spanish Empire and defended a vast trade network across the"
"Medalla Naval The Navy Medal () is the highest peacetime military award issued by Spain's navy. The regulation for the issue of this medal is modified by the Royal Decree 1040/2003, 1 August (BOD. Núm. 177). Is made of oxidized iron, oval, on its vertical axis and on its horizontal axis. On the obverse, surrounded by a silver edge, is a rising sun behind the sea and a matron stands, representing Spain, offering, with the right hand, a laurel wreath and holding a sword with the left. At the top of the oval are the words: ""Al mérito distinguido"". On"
"then director of the Spanish Navy's training facilities' musical band ""(Banda de Música de la Escuela Naval)"". Salve Marinera Salve Marinera is the official anthem of the Spanish Navy. Its meaning can be loosely translated as ""Salutation of the seas"" or ""Praise song of the seas"". The ""Salve Marinera"" lyrics and music originated in the zarzuela musical play ""El Molinero de Subiza"", by Cristóbal Oudrid in 1870. The lyrics of this hymn, written by Mariano Méndez Vigo, are exalting the Virgin Mary as ""Stella Maris"" (Our Lady, Star of the Sea). It was adopted by the Spanish Navy as its"
"Nuestra Señora de Encarnación The Encarnación (officially named Nuestra Señora de Encarnación), nickname unknown, was an armed Spanish merchant ship of the Nao class, which was built in Veracruz, Viceroyalty of New Spain, likely sometime in the mid-1600s. The ship sank in a storm in 1681 at the mouth of the Chagres River and was discovered by archaeologists from the Texas State University in 2011. The name ""Nuestra Señora de Encarnación"" translates into English directly as ""Our Lady of the Incarnation"", a religious reference to the birth of the messiah, God becoming man in the flesh. The names of contemporary"
"Spanish Marine Infantry The Spanish Marine Infantry (; lit, Naval infantry) is a corps within the Spanish Navy (""Armada Española"") responsible for conducting amphibious warfare by utilizing naval platforms and resources. The Marine Corps is fully integrated into the Armada's structure. The Corps was formed in 1537 by Charles I of Spain (also known as Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor), making it the oldest marine corps in existence in the world, drawing from the ""Compañías Viejas del Mar de Nápoles"". The Spanish Marine Infantry is an elite corps, highly specialised in amphibious warfare, that is, to project an amphibious force"
"force. At the end of the 19th century, the Spanish Navy adopted the ""Salve Marinera"", a hymn to the Virgin Mary as Stella Maris, as its official anthem. During the Rif War in Morocco, the Spanish navy conducted operations along the coast, including the Alhucemas landing in 1925, the first air-naval landing of the world. At that time, the Navy developed a Naval Aviation branch, the ""Aeronáutica naval"". In 1931, following the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic, the Navy of the Spanish Kingdom became the Spanish Republican Navy. Admiral Aznar's casual comment: """"Do you think it was a little"
"though the ranks of the Marine Infantry are similar to Spanish Army ranks they wear also sleeve and cuff insignia to recognize them as part of the naval establishment, aside from shoulder rank insignia. Source: Notes Spanish Marine Infantry The Spanish Marine Infantry (; lit, Naval infantry) is a corps within the Spanish Navy (""Armada Española"") responsible for conducting amphibious warfare by utilizing naval platforms and resources. The Marine Corps is fully integrated into the Armada's structure. The Corps was formed in 1537 by Charles I of Spain (also known as Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor), making it the oldest"
"is the same ship that participated in the Battle of La Naval de Manila in 1646. Nuestra Señora de Encarnación The Encarnación (officially named Nuestra Señora de Encarnación), nickname unknown, was an armed Spanish merchant ship of the Nao class, which was built in Veracruz, Viceroyalty of New Spain, likely sometime in the mid-1600s. The ship sank in a storm in 1681 at the mouth of the Chagres River and was discovered by archaeologists from the Texas State University in 2011. The name ""Nuestra Señora de Encarnación"" translates into English directly as ""Our Lady of the Incarnation"", a religious reference"
"ships"", from the Latin ""navigium"", ""a vessel, a ship, bark, boat"", from ""navis"", ""ship"". The word ""naval"" came from Latin ""navalis"", ""pertaining to ship""; cf. Greek (""naus""), ""ship"", (""nautes""), ""seaman, sailor"". The earliest attested form of the word is in the Mycenaean Greek compound word , ""na-u-do-mo"" (*), ""shipbuilders"", written in Linear B syllabic script. The word formerly denoted fleets of both commercial and military nature. In modern usage ""navy"" used alone always denotes a military fleet, although the term ""merchant navy"" for a commercial fleet still incorporates the non-military word sense. This overlap in word senses between commercial and"
"Salve Marinera Salve Marinera is the official anthem of the Spanish Navy. Its meaning can be loosely translated as ""Salutation of the seas"" or ""Praise song of the seas"". The ""Salve Marinera"" lyrics and music originated in the zarzuela musical play ""El Molinero de Subiza"", by Cristóbal Oudrid in 1870. The lyrics of this hymn, written by Mariano Méndez Vigo, are exalting the Virgin Mary as ""Stella Maris"" (Our Lady, Star of the Sea). It was adopted by the Spanish Navy as its official anthem towards the end of the 19th century, at an uncertain date. With the passing of"
"Mexican Navy The Mexican Navy is one of the two independent armed forces of Mexico. The actual naval forces are called the Armada de México. The Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR) (English: Naval Secretariat) includes both the ""Armada"" itself and the attached ministerial and civil service. The commander of the Navy is the Secretary of the Navy, who is both a cabinet minister and a career naval officer. The Mexican Navy's stated mission is ""to use the naval force of the federation for external defense, and to help with internal order"". The Navy consists of about 124,000 men and women plus"
"Cap de la Nau The Cap de la Nau () or Cabo de la Nao (), literally Cape of the Ship, is a headland located central-eastern coastal Spain on the Gulf of Valencia, Mediterranean Sea. In English, it is also known as Cape Nao. Cap de la Nau is in the municipality of Xàbia, within the Mediterranean province of Alicante, in the comarca of Marina Alta, and is the easternmost point of the Valencian Community. It marks the southern limit of the Gulf of Valencia, and points towards the nearby island of Formentera in the Balearic Islands. The cape is"
"on armor protection and speed. ""España"", ""Alfonso XIII"", and ""Jaime I"" served in the 1st Squadron of the Spanish Fleet, which became the Training Squadron in the 1920s. They all saw action during the Rif War in the early 1920s supporting Spanish ground forces in North Africa. ""España"" ran aground in August 1923 and the Navy could not salvage her; she instead broke up under tidal forces. ""Alfonso XIII"" was renamed ""España"" in 1931 after her namesake, King Alfonso XIII was forced into exile. The two surviving ships served on opposite sides of the Spanish Civil War, and both were"
"Admiral General (Spain) Admiral General ""(Spanish: Almirante General)"" also called General Admiral, is a four-star general officer and the second highest possible rank in the Spanish Navy. An Admiral General ranks immediately above a Admiral and is equivalent to a General of the Army and a General of the Air. There is not equivalent in the Civil Guard (where the top rank is Lieutenant general) or in the Spanish Navy Marines (where the top rank is Lieutenant general). The rank was created in 1999 to adapt the Spanish military rank to the ranks of NATO This is the highest rank"
"Chief of Staff of the Navy (Spain) The Chief of Staff of the Navy or Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy (AJEMA) is the highest-ranking military officer of the Spanish Navy that under the authority of the Defence Minister exercises command over the naval branch, and as such is the principal military advisor of the Chief of the Defence Staff, the Minister of Defence, the Secretary of State of Defence, the Under Secretary of Defence and the National Defence Council. The JEMA has two main roles: the support role by which advice the Minister of Defence about the naval"
"Ministry of the Navy (Spain) Ministry of the Navy () was a government department of Spain that was tasked with oversight of the Spanish Navy (""Armada Española"") and existed in multiple reincarnations before being finally dissolved in 1977, when its functions were merged with the Ministry of Defense by Adolfo Suárez. The Office of the Navy of Spain (""Despacho de Marina de España"") was reorganized into the Ministry of the Navy by the royal decree from 20 September 1851. It was dissolved twice in its history before being restored by Francisco Franco in 1939, lasting until being merged with the"
"the reverse is the emblem of the Navy. The ribbon is wide and divided in three parts: the central with the national colours (red and yellow) and at the sides dark blue. Each medal has a clasp attached to the ribbon with the legend of the action done in black. Medalla Naval The Navy Medal () is the highest peacetime military award issued by Spain's navy. The regulation for the issue of this medal is modified by the Royal Decree 1040/2003, 1 August (BOD. Núm. 177). Is made of oxidized iron, oval, on its vertical axis and on its horizontal"
"of the Spanish Navy. It has a strength of 11,500 troops and is divided into base defense forces and landing forces. One of the three base defense battalions is stationed with each of the Navy headquarters. ""Groups"" (midway between battalions and regiments) are stationed in Madrid and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The ""Tercio"" (fleet — regiment equivalent) is available for immediate embarkation and based out of San Fernando. Its principal weapons include light tanks, armored personnel vehicles, self-propelled artillery, and TOW and Dragon antitank missiles. As of 2016, there are approximately 78 vessels in service within the Navy, including"
"that is maintained until today with the Chief or Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy in front. (*) Promoted posthumously to Admiral General in 1999. (**) Promoted to Admiral General ad honorem in 1999. (***) Promoted to Admiral General while in office. Chief of Staff of the Navy (Spain) The Chief of Staff of the Navy or Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy (AJEMA) is the highest-ranking military officer of the Spanish Navy that under the authority of the Defence Minister exercises command over the naval branch, and as such is the principal military advisor of the Chief"
"Naval Museum of Madrid The Museo Naval de Madrid —in English, Naval Museum of Madrid— is a national museum in Madrid, Spain. It shows the history of the Spanish Navy since the Catholic Monarchs, in the 15th century, up to the present. The displays set naval history in a wide context with information about Spanish rulers and the country's former colonies. The collections include navigation instruments, weapons, maps and paintings. Its origins date back to 1792, but it was not until 1843 when the Museum was inaugurated in Madrid. The then Spanish Naval Ministry was provided with a new headquarters"
"enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations can be broadly divided between riverine and littoral applications (brown-water navy), open-ocean applications (blue-water navy), and something in between (green-water navy), although these distinctions are more about strategic scope than tactical or operational division. In most nations, the term ""naval"", as opposed to ""navy"", is interpreted as encompassing all maritime military forces, e.g., navy, naval infantry/marine corps, and coast guard forces. First attested in English in the early 14th century, the word ""navy"" came via Old French ""navie"", ""fleet of"
"responsible for the defense and security forces of naval bases and facilities, naval schools and training units, and all facilities that support the Marines themselves. The most famous Spanish Marine is without a doubt Miguel de Cervantes, author of the novel Don Quixote, who was wounded in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Another famous writer, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, also served with the marines. The ""Infantería de Armada"" (Navy Infantry) was created by Charles V in 1537, when he permanently assigned the ""Compañías Viejas del Mar de Nápoles"" (Naples Sea Old Companies) to the ""Escuadras de Galeras del"
"minor auxiliary vessels. A breakdown includes; one amphibious assault ship (also used as an aircraft carrier), two amphibious transport docks, 11 frigates, three submarines, six mine countermeasure vessels, 23 patrol vessels and a number of auxiliary ships. The total displacement of the Spanish Navy is approximately 220,000 tonnes. The Spanish Naval Air Arm constitutes the naval aviation branch of the Spanish Navy. The officer ranks of the Spanish Navy are as follows below, (for a comparison with other NATO ranks, see Ranks and Insignia of NATO). Midshipmen are further divided into 1st and 2nd Classes and Officer Cadets 3rd and"
"naval doctrine. Spain is a member of NATO in 1982 and the Armada Española has taken part in many coalition peacekeeping operations, from SFOR to Haiti and other locations around the world. Today's Armada is a modern navy with a carrier group, a modern strategic amphibious ship (which has recently replaced a dedicated aircraft carrier), modern frigates (F-100 class) with the Aegis Combat System, F-80-class frigates, minesweepers, new s, amphibious ships and various other ships, including oceanographic research ships. The Armada's special operations and unconventional warfare capability is embodied in the Naval Special Warfare Command (Mando de Guerra Naval Especial),"
"is the amphibious assault ship ""Juan Carlos 1"" which is also used as an aircraft carrier. In addition, the fleet consists of: 2 amphibious transport docks, 11 frigates, 3 submarines, 6 mine countermeasure vessels, 23 patrol vessels and a number of auxiliary ships. The total displacement of the Spanish Navy is approximately 220,000 tonnes. As of 2012, the Armada has a strength of 20,838 personnel. The Marines, in Spanish, ""Infanteria de Marina"", are the marine infantry of the Spanish Navy, the oldest in the world. It has a strength of 5,000 troops divided into base defense forces and landing forces."
"Canadian Navy, ""COMO"" in the Spanish Navy and in some navies speaking the Spanish language, or ""CMDE"" as used in the Indian Navy or in some other Navies. The rank of commodore derives from the French ""commandeur"", which was one of the highest ranks in the orders of knighthood, and in military orders the title of the knight in charge of a ""commande"" (a local part of the order's territorial possessions). The Dutch Navy also used the rank of ""commandeur"" from the end of the 16th century for a variety of temporary positions, until it became a conventional permanent rank"
"Navy officially established in late 2001. Naval Infantry Corps The Naval Infantry Corps () are the marine corps and amphibious infantry force of the Mexican Navy. The main task of the ""Infantería de Marina"" is to guarantee the maritime security of the country's ports and external and internal defense of the country. To accomplish these responsibilities, the corps is trained and equipped to take on any type of operations from Sea, Air and Land. The Naval Infantry Corps was reorganized in 2007–2009 into 30 Naval Infantry Battalions (Batallones de Infantería de Marina—BIM), a paratroop battalion, a battalion attached to the"
"navy's most important ships. He has five stripes and is addressed as ""commandant"". In naval slang, he is also known as a """"cap' de veau"""". The rank of Captain (Italian: ""capitano di vascello"", lit. ""naval vessel captain"") also exists in the Italian Navy. He is addressed as """"comandante"""". Ship-of-the-line captain Captain (French: ""capitaine de vaisseau""; German: ""linienschiffskapitän"" (Austro-Hungarian Navy), ""Kapitän zur See"" (German and the Royal Netherlands navies); Italian Navy: ""capitano di vascello""; Spanish Navy: ""capitán de navío""; Croatian Navy: ""kapetan bojnog broda"") is a rank that appears in several navies. The name of the rank derives from the fact"
"and other amphibious warfare special forces units. The Special Naval Warfare Force is the special forces unit of the Spanish Navy specialized in operations in maritime, land and coastal environments. The unit is composed mainly by members of the Marines. Its is composed by a unit of Command and Control, a unit for the support of the Command and Control unit, the combat units, the units for the support of the combat units and the servicies combat units (health, supply, transportation, weapons, material...). Jobs assigned to them: The Special Naval Warfare Force is under the command of a Colonel or"
"Cruz de la Sierra"" (PR-51), and several flagged ships that sail with the permission of the ""Capitanias Navales"" Naval Registration Office. The ""Libertador Simón Bolívar"", a ship acquired from Venezuela, use to navigate from its home port in Rosario, Argentina on the River Paraná. In 1993, the Navy was formally renamed the ""Naval Force"" (""Fuerza Naval"") and moved with the Bolivian Army under a single military authority. Most of the officers are often educated in the Naval Academy where they graduate with a BS in Military and Naval Science, diploma accredited by the Military University and then they do other"