Back Orde Imperial del Jou i les Fletxes Catalan Imperialer Orden vom Joch und den Pfeilen German Orden Imperial del Yugo y las Flechas Spanish Ordine imperiale del giogo e delle frecce Italian Order Imperialny Jarzma i Strzał Polish Имперский орден Ярма и Стрел Russian Імперський орден Ярма та Стріл Ukrainian
| Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows | |
|---|---|
 Grand cross of the order. | |
Awarded by the  Spanish State | |
| Type | State/military order |
| Established | 1 October 1937 |
| Motto | To Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's (Al César lo que es del César y a Dios lo que es de Dios) |
| Status | Abolished in 2022 |
| Founder | Francisco Franco |
| Grades | Grand Collar Grand Cross Commendation with Plaque Commendation Medal |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 1937 |
| Last induction | 1976 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None, highest |
 Ribbon of the order | |
The Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows (Spanish: Orden Imperial del Yugo y las Flechas) was a Spanish state and military order. It was established in 1937 under the dictatorship of Caudillo Francisco Franco and discontinued in 1976 following Franco's death and during the Spanish transition to democracy.[1][2][3] The order was formally abolished in October 2022 under the Democratic Memory Law.[4] The order came in five grades.[3][5][6]
- ^ "Gobierno del Estado" [Government of the State] (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (PFD) (in Spanish). 4 October 1937. pp. 349–350. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Breast Badge of the Order of the Yoke and Arrows, Spain Breast Badge Orden Imperial del Yugo y las Flechas, España". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b Victor de Miguel (20 March 2018). "España – La Orden Imperial del Yugo y las Flechas (1937–1976)" [Spain – The Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows (1937–1976)]. V.F.M.R Orders&Medals (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ s. 41(2) "Ley 20/2022, de 19 de octubre, de Memoria Democrática". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 21 October 2022. pp. 142367–142421.
- ^ "Spain (1938–1975, Spanish State dictatorship)". Traces of War. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Gobierno de la Nación" [Government of the Nation] (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (PFD) (in Spanish). 29 January 1943. p. 974. Retrieved 3 February 2021.