Marquessate of Iria Flavia
Creation date17 May 1996
Created byJuan Carlos I of Spain
PeerageSpanish nobility
First holderCamilo José Cela Trulock
Present holderCamilo José Cela Conde
Heir apparentCamila Cela Marty
Remainder toHeirs of the body of the grantee
MottoEl que resiste gana ("He who resists wins")

Marquess of Iria Flavia (Spanish: 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

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).

References

  1. ^ "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) (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Documento BOE-A-2003-9018". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in European Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. 11 April 2003. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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