The Order of the Sun of Peru (Spanish: Orden El Sol del Perú), formerly known as the Order of the Sun, is the highest award bestowed by the nation of Peru to commend notable civil and military merit. The award is the oldest civilian award in the Americas, first being established in 1821.
The Order was originally instituted on 8 October 1821 by General José de San Martín upon reaching Lima, to recognize those who had distinguished themselves in the campaign against the Spanish Royalists. The three classes of appointment to the Order were, in descending order of precedence: Founder, Meritorious and Associate.
It was discontinued four years later, after many grantees started to use the award as a nobility title, similar to the earlier Castile titles awarded by the colonial government. The Congress issued a law abolishing the Order of the Sun on May 9, 1825.
In 1921, the Order was re-established to commemorate the Centennial of Peruvian Independence.
Classes
The award consists of the following classes:
Grand Collar
Grand Cross with Diamonds
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight
Ribbon bars
Grand Collar
Grand Cross with Diamonds
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight
Notable recipients
Certificate confirming that the Order of the Sun of Peru was conferred on Ernesto Burzagli in the name of the President of the Peruvian Republic in 1924.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Royalty
King Philip VI of Spain, invested as a Grand Cross (17 October 1991) and later ascended to Grand Collar (7 July 2015)
King Leopold III of Belgium (as Prince of Belgium), Grand Cross with Diamonds (1922)
Other people
U.S. First Lady Pat Nixon is awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun for her efforts to deliver relief supplies after an earthquake in 1970. At left is Peruvian First Lady Consuelo Velasco; at right is the Peruvian Ambassador to the United States.
^"Guillermo Hillcoat", Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre (in Spanish), 8 September 2020, retrieved 26 January 2021
^"Peru: Order of the Sun of Peru". medals.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Order of the Sun.
Werlich, Robert. (1965). Orders and Decorations of All Nations: Ancient and Modern, Civil and Military. Washington, D.C.: Quaker Press. OCLC 390804
myetymology
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The Order of the Sun of Peru Spanish Orden El Sol del Peru formerly known as the Order of the Sun is the highest award bestowed by the nation of Peru to commend notable civil and military merit The award is the oldest civilian award in the Americas first being established in 1821 Order of the Sun of PeruTypeOrder of meritAwarded forCivil and military meritDescriptionPurple ribbonPresented bythe Republic of PeruEligibilityAllStatusCurrently awardedEstablished8 October 1821 discontinued 1825 re established 1921Ribbon of the Order Contents 1 History 2 Classes 3 Notable recipients 3 1 Royalty 3 2 Other people 4 Notes 5 ReferencesHistory EditThe Order was originally instituted on 8 October 1821 by General Jose de San Martin upon reaching Lima to recognize those who had distinguished themselves in the campaign against the Spanish Royalists The three classes of appointment to the Order were in descending order of precedence Founder Meritorious and Associate It was discontinued four years later after many grantees started to use the award as a nobility title similar to the earlier Castile titles awarded by the colonial government The Congress issued a law abolishing the Order of the Sun on May 9 1825 In 1921 the Order was re established to commemorate the Centennial of Peruvian Independence Classes EditThe award consists of the following classes Grand Collar Grand Cross with Diamonds Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer KnightRibbon bars Grand Collar Grand Cross with Diamonds Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer KnightNotable recipients Edit Certificate confirming that the Order of the Sun of Peru was conferred on Ernesto Burzagli in the name of the President of the Peruvian Republic in 1924 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources Royalty Edit King Philip VI of Spain invested as a Grand Cross 17 October 1991 and later ascended to Grand Collar 7 July 2015 Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar Grand Collar 13 February 2014 King Abdullah II of Jordan Grand Cross with Diamonds 23 May 2005 King Mohammed VI of Morocco Grand Cross with Diamonds 30 November 2004 Queen Letizia of Spain as Princess of Asturias Grand Cross 5 July 2004 Prince Albert II of Monaco as Hereditary Prince Grand Cross 25 November 2003 King Ja afar of Negeri Sembilan of Malaysia Grand Cross with Diamonds 8 November 1996 King Rama IX of Thailand Grand Cross with Diamonds 8 November 1996 Prince Michael of Kent Grand Cross 2 November 1994 Emperor Akihito invested as a Grand Cross 11 May 1967 and later ascended to Grand Cross with Diamonds 13 March 1992 Empress Michiko Grand Cross 13 March 1992 Queen Sofia of Spain Grand Cross 17 October 1991 King Juan Carlos I of Spain Grand Cross with Diamonds 8 November 1978 Emperor Haile Selassie Grand Cross 1966 King Albert II of Belgium as Prince of Liege Grand Cross 23 October 1965 Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Grand Cross with Diamonds 13 February 1962 Empress Nagako Grand Cross 24 April 1961 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Grand Cross with Diamonds 1960 King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden King Edward VIII of Great Britain as Prince of Wales Grand Cross 1931 King Alfonso XIII of Spain Grand Cross with Diamonds 1923 King Gustaf V of Sweden Grand Cross with Diamonds 1923 King Christian X of Denmark Grand Cross with Diamonds 1922 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands Grand Cross with Diamonds 1922 King Albert I of Belgium Grand Cross with Diamonds 1922 King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Grand Cross with Diamonds 1922 King Haakon VII of Norway Grand Cross with Diamonds 1922 Emperor Yoshihito of Japan Grand Cross with Diamonds 1922 King Ferdinand I of Romania Grand Cross with Diamonds 1922 Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg Grand Cross with Diamonds 1922 King Leopold III of Belgium as Prince of Belgium Grand Cross with Diamonds 1922 Other people Edit U S First Lady Pat Nixon is awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun for her efforts to deliver relief supplies after an earthquake in 1970 At left is Peruvian First Lady Consuelo Velasco at right is the Peruvian Ambassador to the United States Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Ramon Miranda Ampuero Henry Harley Hap Arnold Francois Mitterrand Grand Cross with Diamonds 9 October 1987 Javier Perez de Cuellar Grand Cross with Diamonds 29 March 1984 Leonid Brezhnev Grand Cross with Diamonds 9 June 1978 Carlos Andres Perez Grand Cross with Diamonds 11 November 1976 Nicolae Ceaușescu Grand Cross with Diamonds 14 September 1973 Patricia Nixon Grand Cross with Diamonds 23 June 1971 Charles de Gaulle Grand Cross with Diamonds 15 December 1969 G E Berrios Leonid Brezhnev Fernando Belaunde Terry Grand Cross with Diamonds 20 July 1963 Ernesto Burzagli Rosa Campuzano Arturo Zambo Cavero Eduardo Frei Grand Cross with Diamonds 13 November 1964 Pietro Gasparri Grand Cross with Diamonds 1922 Friedrich Ebert Grand Cross with Diamonds 1922 Gerardo Chavez Rafael Correa Roberto Danino Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco Placido Domingo Juan Diego Florez Francisco Estevanez Rodriguez Frank Freyer Charles de Gaulle Pablo Grimberg Umansky Herbert Hervey 5th Marquess of Bristol Thor Heyerdahl Guillermo Hillcoat 1 Daisaku Ikeda Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Alexei Kosygin Sergey Lavrov Lee Hsien Loong Martin Vizcarra Paul McCartney George Marshall Dmitry Medvedev Jose Mujica Pat Nixon 1970 2 Valentin Paniagua Chiang Kai Shek George Papandreou Maria Reiche Ford O Rogers Maria Rostworowski Manuela Saenz Haile Selassie John F Shafroth Jr Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala Yma Sumac Fernando de Szyszlo Herman Braun Vega Julio C Tello Valentina Tereshkova Danilo Turk Donald Tusk Somchai Wongsawat Gian Marco ZignagoNotes Edit Guillermo Hillcoat Wikipedia la enciclopedia libre in Spanish 8 September 2020 retrieved 26 January 2021 Peru Order of the Sun of Peru medals org uk Retrieved 19 July 2020 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Order of the Sun 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