Order of the Dove

The Order of the Dove (Spanish: Orden de la Paloma, meaning Order of the Pigeon, as the Spanish word paloma is used to refer to both doves and pigeons), was a short-lived military order, lasting for only one year after its inception.

Its primary purpose was to defend the Catholic faith and reinforce the authority of the Kingdom of Castile.

These large feasts and the name of the order itself directly contributed to its downfall.

[citation needed] Only honorable men could become knights of a military order.

[2] The insignia of the order was a chain necklace with an open wing pigeon.