UP SPAIN! English Wikipedia Lists 27 Spanish Wars, Spanish Version Only 10

English Wikipedia includes 27 wars in which Spain took part, while the Spanish version lists 10. The Virgin of Pilar holds the rank of captain general of the Spanish Army by a Royal Order of 8 October 1908.

There is a striking asymmetry. English Wikipedia devotes a list to Spain's wars with **27 conflicts**, from the Italian Wars to the Ifni War. The Spanish Wikipedia, by contrast, lists **10**. Missing from the Spanish version are the Thirty Years' War, the Reapers' War and the War of the Spanish Succession.

## What each list includes

The English list begins with the Italian Wars and ends with the Ifni War. It includes episodes such as the War of Jenkins' Ear, the Carlist Wars, the Spanish-American War of **1898** and the Spanish Civil War. The Spanish version stops at the War of the Spanish Succession and omits everything after it.

## Pilar and the rank of captain general

The Virgin of Pilar has been granted the rank of captain general of the Spanish Army. This was established by a Royal Order of **8 October 1908**. She is not the only Marian devotion with that distinction, but she is the best known in Spain.

## What the Spanish Army says

The Spanish Army's website records this fact. The information appears linked to the list of historical conflicts. The comparison between Wikipedia versions does not imply an error: each editorial community decides what to include.

If readers want to verify the military rank of the Virgin of Pilar, the reference is the Royal Order of 1908. For any legal or historical use, official sources should be consulted.