Maria Christina of Austria - Translation in English :

Don Alfonso XIII

By the grace of God and the Constitution, King of Spain

And on behalf of Him, during his age of minority

The Regent Queen of the Realm

As the job of Captain of the Navy’s Marine Infantry has to be granted to a courageous person, with merits and services, and in attention that in your person those circumstances concur, you the Lieutenant of the mentioned Army Corps Mr. José Negrao y Escobar, and the distinguished services that you have always served, wishing that you will continue with the same attitude, I have decided to chose and promote as Captain of the above mentioned Corps by resolution of 11 September 1894, with this same date effect, and I give you and conceed all honours, preeminencies and exenctions that due to this job, correspond to you, in the same way that the Ordinances and Rules indicate.

Therefore, I order to my General officials and others of all the Corps of the Navy, to all of the different Corps of the Armies and Military Institutions, Intendents, Ministers, Authorities and the rest of officials of other branches to recognize you the aforesaid Mr. José Negrao y Escobar, as a Captain of the Marine Infantry keeping all distinctions and making all Navy dependants to obey the order you may give them in written or by word as well as you would obey those from the more graduated officers, as the Ordinances establish. And that presented this document, signed by Me, and co-signed by the Minister of the Navy, with the “to be accomplished” of the Admiral of the Navy addressed to the General Intendent, establishes that would be recorded in the Central Register and proceed with the stipulated in the Rules in order to get the corresponding salary.

Given in Palace, 16 October 1894.

Signed: Yo la Reina Regente (I, the Regent Queen)

Manuel Pasquín (Minister of the Navy)

Many Thanks to Antonio !

Stamp of the Navy Ministry

Document of appointment as Captain of the Marine Infantry to Mr. José Negrao y Escobar