The Order of the Jar (, ) was a chivalric order founded by Ferdinand of Antequera in 1403. After Ferdinand became King of Aragon in 1412, it became a royal order and lasted until 1516. Names The Order is known by many names: Orden de la Jarra de la Salutación (Order of the Jar of the Salutation) Orden de las Jarras de Santa María y Grifo (Order of the Jars of Saint Mary and the Griffin) Orden de la Jarra y el Grifo (Order of the Jar and the Griffin) Orden de la Jarra y Estola (Order of the Vase and Stole) Orden de la Stola et Jarra (Order of the Stole and Jar) Orden de la Azucena (Order of the Lily) Orden de la Terraza (Order of the Jar) Orden del Grifo (Order of the Griffin) Origin legend The legend of the origins of the Order of the Jar may date back to its actual founding in 1403. Ferdinand, in order not to be seen as treading on the authority of his brother, King Henry III of Castile, may have sought to ground his order in an older (and foreign) foundation. Thus, according to legend, the Order of the Jar was one of the oldest military orders in Europe, having been founded in the Kingdom of Navarre in the 11th century. There are several versions of the Navarrese legend. According to one, the order was founded by Sancho III the Great in 1023. In another, it was Sancho IV (reigned 1054–1076). In the most elaborate version, it was García III on 25 March 1043. He was hunting with his falcon, which was chasing a pigeon. Both birds stood at the entrance to a cave in Nájera, inside of which there was an image of the Virgin Mary next to a jar of lilies, symbol of the Annunciation. García decided to build a monastery near the cave, which became Santa María la Real of Nájera, and at the same time create the Orden de la Terraza, the latter being an archaic word for jar. The 19th-century historian Vicente de la Fuente believed the order could be traced back to Sancho VII's reform of an Order of the Lilies (Orden de los Lirios) in 1223. Foundation On 15 August 1403, while celebrating the Feast of the Annunciation in Medina del Campo, Ferdinand conferred the collar of a new order of chivalry