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Spain. Medal of Homage from the City Councils to Kings 1925.
The Medal of Homage from the City Councils to King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie was a Spanish commemorative award established in 1925 to honor the monarchs during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera.
The ceremony took place in Madrid on January 23, 1925, coinciding with Alfonso XIII’s name day. Several historians have interpreted this ceremony as a public demonstration of support for the Crown following the publication in Paris of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez’s book, *A Nation Held Hostage*, a work highly critical of the Spanish monarchy.
Following the positive reception of the event and numerous requests to create a commemorative medal, the Government issued a royal decree on May 19, 1925, officially establishing the medal. The award could be requested by civilians and military personnel by completing a form and paying a fee of 10 pesetas.
The funds obtained from these applications were used to acquire what is known as the Columbus or Veragua Archive, currently housed in the General Archive of the Indies.
The management of the awards and the distribution of the medals was entrusted to the Patriotic Union, the official party of the Primo de Rivera regime. Due to the large number of awards and its close association with this political organization, the medal acquired a distinctly patriotic character and institutional support for the regime and the monarchy.
Spanish Alfonsine Medal.
