Spanish Legion

Summary

Spanish Legion is a military unit^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (706 views/month, #29 of 4,978).^[2]

Key Facts

• Spanish Legion received the Legion memorial^[3].
• Spanish Legion is in the country of Spain^[4].
• Spanish Legion's image is recorded as Desfile Fuerzas Armadas - Legionario.jpg^[5].
• Spanish Legion's instance of is recorded as military unit^[6].
• Spanish Legion's instance of is recorded as elite unit^[7].
• Spanish Legion's instance of is recorded as major military unit^[8].
• Spanish Legion's instance of is recorded as volunteer military^[9].
• Spanish Legion's instance of is recorded as military branch^[10].
• Spanish Legion's anthem is recorded as Canción del Legionario^[11].
• Spanish Legion's founder is recorded as José Millán Astray^[12].
• Spanish Legion's seal image is recorded as Emblem of the Spanish Legion.svg^[13].
• Spanish Legion's headquarters location is recorded as Viator^[14].
• Spanish Legion's headquarters location is recorded as Ronda^[15].
• Spanish Legion's headquarters location is recorded as Ceuta^[16].
• Spanish Legion's headquarters location is recorded as Melilla^[17].
• Spanish Legion's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 152183952^[18].
• Spanish Legion's GND ID is recorded as 4409602-1^[19].
• Spanish Legion's military branch is recorded as Spanish Army^[20].
• Spanish Legion's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81144023^[21].
• Spanish Legion's subclass of is recorded as military legion^[22].
• Spanish Legion's part of is recorded as Spanish Army^[23].
• Spanish Legion's Commons category is recorded as Spanish Legion^[24].
• Spanish Legion's has part is recorded as Tercio "Gran Capitán" No. 1 of the Legion^[25].
• Spanish Legion's has part is recorded as Tercio "Duque de Alba" No. 2 of the Legion^[26].
• Spanish Legion's has part is recorded as Tercio "Don Juan de Austria" No. 3 of the Legion^[27].

Body

Founding

Spanish Legion's founder is recorded as José Millán Astray^[12]. +1920-09-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tercio de Estranjeros'}^[29], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tercio de Marruecos'}^[30], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'El Tercio'}^[31], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'La Legión'}^[32]. Spanish Legion's part of is recorded as Spanish Army^[23].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Viator^[14], a municipality of Spain^[33], in Spain^[34]; Ronda^[15], a municipality of Spain^[35], in Spain^[36]; Ceuta^[16], an autonomous city of Spain^[37], in Spain^[38]; and Melilla^[17], an autonomous city of Spain^[39], in Spain^[40]. Spanish Legion's parent organization or unit is recorded as Spanish Army^[41].

Recognition

Spanish Legion received the Legion memorial^[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Spanish Legion include Blue Legion^[42], an infantry regiment^[43], in Spain^[44], founded in 1943^[45].

Why It Matters

Spanish Legion ranks in the top 0.58% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (706 views/month, #29 of 4,978).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for it include Blue Legion^[42], an infantry regiment^[43], in Spain^[44], founded in 1943^[45].

FAQs

What awards did Spanish Legion receive?

Honors received include Legion memorial^[3].