Order of Saint Mary of Spain

Since 1273 it was integrated by order of the king with the Cistercians and its uniform was a black robe and a red cape with a gold star, inside of which was embroidered the arms of the Crown.

The order was put under the invocation of the Virgen del Rosell, whose medieval carvings have been found in Cartagena.

The order also had bases in the ports of San Sebastián, La Coruña, and El Puerto de Santa María; all dependent on Cartagena.

[2] A further reason for its disbandment and integration into the Order of Santiago was its ineffectiveness in the battle against Castile's enemies at sea.

In the order's only great expedition, the armada of Santa María de España was totally annihilated at the naval Battle of Algeciras.