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- The Order of Calatrava (Spanish: Orden de Calatrava, Portuguese: Ordem de Calatrava) was one of the four Spanish military orders and the first military order founded in Castile, but the second to receive papal approval. The papal bull confirming the Order of Calatrava was given by Pope Alexander III on September 26, 1164.
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The Order of Calatrava (Spanish: Orden de Calatrava, Portuguese: Ordem de Calatrava) was one of the four Spanish military orders and the first military order founded in Castile, but the second to receive papal approval. The papal bull confirming the Order of Calatrava was given by Pope Alexander III on September 26, 1164. Most of the political ...
1158 - 1493. Order of Calatrava, major military and religious order in Spain. The order was originated in 1158 when King Sancho III of Castile ceded the fortress of Calatrava to Raymond, abbot of the Cistercian monastery of Fitero, with instructions to defend it against the Moors.
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CALATRAVA, ORDER OF. Spanish military and religious order, founded January 1158 by King Sancho III of Castile, who ceded the fortress of Calatrava, in the modern Province of Ciudad Real, to Raymond, abbot of the Cistercian monastery of fitero, "to defend against the pagans, the enemies of the cross of Christ."
Feb 14, 2024 · The Knights of Calatrava. The Order of Calatrava came to be one of the major religious and military orders in Spain. It came into existence in 1158 when Castile’s King Sancho III gave up the Calatrava fortress to Raymond, who was abbot of the Cistercian monastery belonging to Fitero.
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May 14, 2024 · Here, we analysed 25 individuals discovered at the Zorita de los Canes Castle church cemetery, Guadalajara, Spain, where members of one of the first religious orders, the Order of Calatrava...
CALATRAVA, Spanish order of knights, founded to protect the frontier areas and as a means of prosecuting the war with the Muslims. The Order was founded in 1158 when Sancho iii granted it the village and fortress of Calatrava, after which it was named.
Quick Reference. The Order of Calatrava was one of the first native Military orders founded in the Iberian peninsula, in the 12 th century. Its origins go back to the recovery of a ... From: Calatrava, Order of in Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages » Subjects: History — Early history (500 CE to 1500) Related content in Oxford Reference.
