tˈuː klˈæsᵻz wɜː kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd: ðə nˈaɪts ɡɹˈænd kɹˈɔs ænd ðə nˈaɪts, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz kˌæbɐlˈɛɹoʊz pˌɛnʃənˈɑːdoʊz"pˈɛnʃənɚ nˈaɪts", ɔːɹ sˈɪmpli pˌɛnʃənˈɑːdoʊz, "pˈɛnʃənɚz", ðə mˈɑːnɚk bˌiːɪŋ dɪskɹˈɛʃənəl wɪð hɪz ˌɔːθɚɹᵻzˈeɪʃən, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt wʌz lˈɪmɪɾᵻd tə sˈɪksti ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmɚ ænd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ʌvðə lˈæɾɚ.
Two classes were created: the Knights Grand Cross and the Knights, also known as caballeros pensionados ("Pensioner Knights", or simply pensionados, "pensioners"), the monarch being discretional with his authorization, although it was limited to sixty of the former and two-hundred of the latter.