 Marín is home to the Naval Academy, the only facility of its kind in Spain, which was moved from San Fernando (Cádiz) in 1943.The King of Spain, or the Prince of Asturias (both studied at the Naval Academy), visit the school each Day of Carmen (July 16) to preside over the ceremony of the Pledge of Allegiance and Delivery Offices.With the abolition of compulsory military service in 1996, under then Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, the use of these facilities compared to previous years at that time is much inferior.