Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise
| Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise Civil Orden de Alfonso X el Sabio | |
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 Grand Cross Sash and Star of the Order | |
| Awarded by the Spanish Monarch | |
| Type | State Order |
| Royal house | House of Bourbon-Spain |
| Awarded for | Recognition of activities in the fields of education, science, culture, higher education and research. |
| Status | Currently Constituted |
| Grand Master | King Felipe VI |
| Grand Chancellor | Baron Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo, Minister of Education, Culture and Sport |
| Grades |
Collar Grand Cross Commander with Star Commander Cross Medal |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of Civil Merit |
| Next (lower) | Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort[1] |
  The Ribbons of the Order | |
The Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (Spanish: Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio) is a Spanish civil order established in 1939, recognising activities in the fields of education, science, culture, higher education and research.
The order was created on 23 May 1902 by Royal decree as the Order of Alfonso XII. In 1988 the order was reformed and given its current name. The 1988 reform’s main innovation was to discontinue the previous award’s practice of distinguishing male and female achievements, thereby eliminating explicit sexual discrimination.
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| Collar | Grand Cross and Commander with Star |
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| Cross | Medal | |||||
See also
References
- ↑ Civil Orders of Spain. Heraldaría. (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-12-20.
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