Order of Constitutional Merit
Order of Constitutional Merit Orden del Mérito Constitucional | |
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Order of Merit | |
Established | 1988 |
Awarded for | Recognition of activities in the fields of law and jurisprudence. |
Chancellor | Minister of Justice |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Orden de San Raimundo de Peñafort |
Next (lower) | Orden Civil de la Solidaridad Social[1] |
Ribbon of the Order |
The Order of Constitutional Merit is a civil
Spanish Constitution and its values and established principles. It may be granted to people and groups both public or private, Spanish or foreign. Recipients are treated as an Excellency
.
Appearance
The order has a distinctive oval medal, made of sterling silver with gold plating. The obverse is the coat of arms of Spain on a blue background and the legend Constitutional Merit. The badge of the Order of Constitutional Merit hangs from a silk ribbon equally divided in red and yellow parts. The Medal of Constitutional Merit hangs from a twisted silk cord of red and yellow. Groups and organizations are awarded a Plaque of Honor with the insignia of the order.
Notable recipients
- Gloria Begué Cantón[2]
- Josep Borrell Fontelles[3]
- Tomás Caballero Pastor
- Gabriel Cisneros
- Eduardo Chillida
- Rosa Díez
- Carlos Martínez Gorriarán
- Agustín Ibarrola
- Jon Juaristi
- Jaime Mayor Oreja
- José María Portillo Valdés
- Gotzone Mora
- Javier Pradera
- José Rivas Fontán[4]
- Pascual Sala
- Fernando Savater
- Pablo Pérez Tremps[5]
References
- ^ Civil Orders of Spain. Heraldaría. (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ Vargas, Valentín Fernández. "Gloria Begué Cantón". Diccionario biográfico español (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2022 – via Real Academia de la Historia.
- ^ "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2011-8197". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- ^ Dado por S.M. el Rey Juan Carlos I, en Madrid a 5 de diciembre de 1988. Comunicado por el Ministro de Relaciones con las Cortes y de la Secretaría del Gobierno el 7 de febrero de 1989
- ^ "Real Decreto 1034/2014, de 5 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Medalla de la Orden del Mérito Constitucional a don Pablo Pérez Tremps" [Royal Decree 1034/2014, of December 5, by which the Medal of the Order of Constitutional Merit is awarded to Mr. Pablo Pérez Tremps]. Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 6 December 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.