National Order of San Lorenzo
| National Order of San Lorenzo | |
|---|---|
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| Grand Cross of the San Lorenzo Order. | |
Awarded by  Ecuador | |
| Type | Order |
| Awarded for | Extraordinary civil merit. |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Sovereign | President of Ecuador |
| Grades (w/ post-nominals) | Grand Collar Grand Cross Grand Officer |
| Established | 17 August 1809 |
| First induction | 17 August 1809 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Next (lower) | National Order of Merit |
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| Ribbon bar of the order. | |
The National Order of San Lorenzo was established as a military order medal by the President of the First Revolutionary Government of Quito, Juan Pío Montúfar, II Marquis de Selva Alegre, by a decree issued on August 17, 1809, in the Capitulate Hall of the Convent of San Agustín. All the members of the revolutionary Council were decorated with it. Once the Council disappeared and the power returned to Spanish hands, the Order also ceased for more than a century.[1]
It was restored by Ecuadorian President Camilo Ponce Enríquez on August 10, 1959. Finally the law was restructured on June 4 of 2001, during the government of president Gustavo Noboa Bejarano.[2] Nowadays it is the highest award granted in Ecuador, both in civil and military fields.
Insignia
The ribbon is red with black edges.
Notable recipients
- Juan Carlos I of Spain : Grand Collar of the Order (13 May 1980)[3]
- Queen Sofía of Spain : Grand Cross of the Order (13 May 1980)[4][5]
- Felipe, Prince of Asturias : Grand Cross of the Order (9 July 2001)[6]
- Tabaré Vázquez : Grand Collar of the Order (2010)[7]
Sources and references
World Medals Index, Ecuador: National Order of San Lorenzo
- ↑ Mena Villamar, Claudio (1997). El Quito Rebelde (1809-1812). Quito (Ecuador): Abya-Yala / UPS Publicaciones. p. 108. ISBN 9978-04-334-9.
- ↑ Derecho Ecuador. "Registro Oficial N°1566-A (4 de septiembre, 2001)". Retrieved 2013-02-13.
- ↑ Visita de Estado de los Reyes de España a Ecuador
- ↑ Foro Dinastías, State visit of Ecuador in Spain (April 1989), Photos of Sofia : 1, 2
- ↑ Visita de Estado de los Reyes de España a Ecuador
- ↑ Visita de Estado del Presidente de Ecuador a España
- ↑ "ECUADOR CONDECORA AL EX PRESIDENTE TABARÉ VÁSQUEZ". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio e Integración - Ecuador. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2013. (Spanish)
