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Knight with the naval decoration of the "Cruz de Distinción de la Diadema Real de Marina" (Cross of Distinction of the Royal Naval Diadem), 1865. Established in 1816 by King Ferdinand VII of Spain, is the oldest naval decoration in the world. From "Historia de las Ordenes de Caballería y de las Condecoraciones Españolas (History of the Orders of Chivalry and the Spanish Decorations), Madrid, Spain, 1865.