Regulares, are the only such bands in the Spanish Armed Forces to never use the valved bugle but use the plain bugle instead. Together with the Parachute Light Infantry Brigade, they are also are the only ones to use the small cornetín or the piccolo bugle, used for ordering commands and leading the bugle band in playing bugle calls, fanfares or marches. The medium cornetín is used by the other branches. Formerly, the Legion did its marchpasts in the same way as the rest of the Spanish Armed Forces. Today, all officers and the colour guards only do a hand salute and eyes right when marching past. When on the halt and giving full salutes, they only do a hand salute. Anthems and marches of the legion Slow march El Novio de la Muerte (Bridegroom of Death) is the unofficial hymn and regimental slow march of the Spanish Legion, composed in 1921 with words by Juan Costa set to music by Fidel Prado. Regimental quick marches and official anthem Composed in 1920, La Cancion del Legionario (The Legionnare's Song) is the official quick march and anthem of the Legion. It was composed by Modesto Romero and Infantry Commandant Emilio Guillén Pedemonti. It is played by the military bands and bugle bands of the Legion at the regulation 190 beats that it exclusively uses. Before it became the legion's official march, Le Madelon and Tercios Heroicos (Heroic Tercios) by Francisco Calles and Antonio Soler were its official march past tunes. Some notable Legionaries The following is a list of Legionaries who have gained fame or notoriety inside or outside of the legion. Francisco Franco - General and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975. Founding deputy commander of the Spanish Legion in 1920, and later commander of the legion from 1923 to 1926. Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma (Spanish: Don Sixto Enrique de Borbón-Parma y Borbón-Busset), as Enrique Aranjuez'' in 1965. Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne. José Millán-Astray, founder and first commander of the Spanish Legion, served until 1923. Enrique San Francisco, actor. José Manuel Lara Hernández Pedro Marangoni, writer and pilot Peter Kemp British Special Operations Executive agent, MI6 agent and writer. Pino Rauti, Italian politician Nacho Vidal. After leaving around 1994, he became a pornographic actor and director. See also Army of Africa (Spain) FAMET Foreign legion Israeli Mahal program List of Spanish Legionnaires Regulares Notes External links