Naval Military Academy Explained

Escuela Naval Militar (Naval Military Academy)
Motto:Honor, Valor, Disciplina, Lealtad
Mottoeng:Honor, Courage, Discipline, Loyalty
Established:1717
Type:Training
Head Label:Director
Head:Captain Ignacio Cuartero Lorenzo[1]
City:Marín
Province:Pontevedra, Galicia
Country:Spain
Affiliations:Spanish Navy
Website:Website about the Escuela Naval Militar

The Naval Military Academy (Spanish; Castilian: Escuela Naval Militar, ENM), at Marín, Pontevedra, in north-western Spain, is a coeducational naval academy that educates officers for commissioning primarily into the Spanish Navy and Spanish Navy Marines.[2]

History

It was established in 1717 as Real Compañía de Guardias Marinas (Royal Company of Maritime Guards) in Cádiz by José Patiño. In 1769 the institution moved to San Fernando, and in 1943 to its present location.[3]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: El capitán de Navío Ignacio Cuartero Lorenzo recibe el mando de la Escuela Naval Militar. Ignacio Cuartero Lorenzo takes office as the new commander director of the Marín Naval School. Diario de Pontevedra. 18 July 2018.
  2. http://www.armada.mde.es/ArmadaPortal/page/Portal/ArmadaEspannola/personal_enm/prefLang_es/01_bienvenida Escuela Naval Militar
  3. http://www.armada.mde.es/ArmadaPortal/page/Portal/ArmadaEspannola/personal_enm/prefLang_es/02_historia Historia Escuela Naval Militar