Spain: a collection of medals

Spain: a collection of medals, comprising: commemorative medal for the Catastrophe of Santander, 3rd November 1893, bronze, 37.7 mm, arms of Santander, cross and date within a wreath to the reverse, good very fine or better; Medal of Suffering for the Country (Sufrimentos por la Patria) (2), one in silver, hollow, 27.25 mm, good very fine, the other plated, 37 mm, very fine; Medal for Africa, 1912 (2), two variant examples, very fine or better; and the Somatén's medal for Alfonso's XIII's jubilee, 1928, bronze, 30 mm, extremely fine or nearly so. [6]

The Santander Disaster of 1893 occurred when a cargo vessel, the Cabo Machichaco, caught fire while berthed in the city's central dock. The vessel's cargo included a large quantity of dynamite, and the resulting explosion caused catastrophic loss of life.