Cross of Calatrava

Form

A red equal-armed cross with broad curling fleurs-de-lis at the ends.

When it is documented

The sign of the Order of Calatrava; see the order’s entry for dates.

Links in the Atlas

• Emblem of Order of Calatrava (Order)

  The cross of the order.

Sources and how they were checked

• Form.

  Production batch 1 manifest, sym-cross-calatrava-red (José de Avilés, Ciencia heroyca, 1780) · batch-1

• Full curling fleurs-de-lis and open spaces replace the small generic tips. Adapted from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cross_Calatrava.svg by WarX; SVG optimisation by Smasongarrison (2022). CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. Changes: normalized canvas, matte Atlas colour, fine grain, bevel lighting and virtual-light response. This adaptation is CC BY-SA 3.0. Reference geometry is an artistic exemplar, not proof of an earliest historical date.

  WarX; SVG optimisation by Smasongarrison (2022) — visual reference and artwork credit · checked 2026-10-23 (reference artwork inspected; visual form, not proof of earliest historical use)

• Supports the cross form, colour and, for the Portuguese insignia, the gold edge.

  Official heraldic or insignia description · checked 2026-10-23 (official description; not a dated visual facsimile)