Order of Calatrava

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The Order of Calatrava is a medieval Spanish military and religious order founded in the 12th century that played a major role in the Reconquista against Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic religious order
military order
absorbedInto Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain
activeDuring Reconquista
approvedBy Pope Alexander III
approvedIn 1164
battleInvolved Battle of Alarcos
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
coatOfArms red Greek cross flory on white field
continent Europe
country Kingdom of Castile
linked to: Castile
foundedBy Diego Velázquez (Castilian nobleman associated with its foundation)
Raymond of Fitero
foundedIn 1158
foundedInCentury 12th century
governedBy Grand Master of Calatrava
grantedBy King Sancho III of Castile
grantedTerritory Calatrava
lands in La Mancha
hasFemaleBranch no formal medieval female branch
headquartersLocation Calatrava la Nueva
linked to: Calatrava la Vieja

New Castile
influenced Order of Alcántara
Order of Montesa
membershipType clerics
knights
lay brothers
motto Calatrava, pro fide et patria
namedAfter Calatrava
notableStronghold Almagro
Calatrava la Nueva
linked to: Calatrava la Vieja

Calatrava la Vieja
partOf Iberian military orders
Spanish military orders
placeOfOrigin Calatrava la Vieja
Kingdom of Castile
linked to: Castile
presentIn Spain
primaryActivity defense and repopulation of frontier territories
warfare against Muslim-ruled states in Iberia
primaryLanguage Spanish
religion Roman Catholicism
religiousAffiliation Cistercian Order
linked to: Cistercians
ruleModeledOn Cistercian Rule
status Catholic dynastic order of knighthood in Spain
symbol red cross flory
typeOf military-religious order
underRoyalControlFrom late 15th century
vows chastity
obedience
poverty

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Crusader military orders hasMemberOrder Order of Calatrava
Ferdinand III of Castile patronage Order of Calatrava
Battle of Alarcos involved Order of Calatrava
medieval Spain hasMilitaryOrder Order of Calatrava
Calzada de Calatrava namedAfter Order of Calatrava
Farnese dynasty titles includesTitle Knight of the Order of Calatrava
linked to: Order of Calatrava
Alcañiz grantedCharterBy Order of Calatrava
Alexander III recognized Military Order of Calatrava
linked to: Order of Calatrava
Order of Alcántara sharesTypeWith Order of Calatrava
Plaza Mayor de Almagro associatedWith Order of Calatrava
Cross of Saint James associatedWith Spanish military orders
linked to: Order of Calatrava
Grand Master of the Order of Alcántara partOf Castilian military orders
linked to: Order of Calatrava