Marquess of Iria Flavia explained

Marquessate of Iria Flavia
Creation Date:	17 May 1996
Heir Apparent:	Camila Cela Marty
Remainder To:	Heirs of the body of the grantee
Motto:	El que resiste gana ("He who resists wins")

Marquess of Iria Flavia (Spanish; Castilian: Marquesado de Iria Flavia) is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility. This marquessate was bestowed by Juan Carlos I of Spain by Royal Decree 1137/1996, on 17 May 1996 on the author and Nobel laureate, Camilo José Cela Trulock, in recognition of his contribution to literature and the Spanish language.^[1] The title recalls the Celtiberian port of Iria Flavia in Galicia, northwestern Spain, where Cela was born and is now buried.

The current holder of the title is his only child, Camilo José Cela Conde.

Holders

• Camilo José Cela Trulock, 1st Marquess of Iria Flavia (1996–2002).
• Camilo José Cela Conde, 2nd Marquess of Iria Flavia (2003–).^[2]

The heiress apparent and the only person in line of succession to the marquessate is the present holder's only child, his daughter, Camila Cela Marty (b. 1989).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Real decreto 1137/, de 17 de Mayo, por el que se otorga el titulo de Marques de Iria Flavia a don Camilo José Cela Trulock.. PDF. Spanish.
2. Web site: Documento BOE-A-2003-9018 . Boletín Oficial del Estado . Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado . 31 December 2019 . es-es . 11 April 2003.