National Order of San Lorenzo

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]

National Order of San Lorenzo
Grand Cross of the San Lorenzo Order.
Awarded by  Ecuador
TypeOrder
Awarded forExtraordinary civil merit.
StatusCurrently constituted
SovereignPresident of Ecuador
GradesGrand Collar
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Statistics
First induction17 August 1809
Precedence
Next (higher)None
Next (lower)National Order of Merit

Ribbon bar of the order.

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] Currently it is the highest award granted in Ecuador, both in civil and military fields.

Insignia

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The ribbon is red with black edges.

Notable recipients

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Sources and references

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World Medals Index, Ecuador: National Order of San Lorenzo

  1. ^ Mena Villamar, Claudio (1997). El Quito Rebelde (1809-1812). Quito (Ecuador): Abya-Yala / UPS Publicaciones. p. 108. ISBN 9978-04-334-9.
  2. ^ Derecho Ecuador. "Registro Oficial N°1566-A (4 de septiembre, 2001)". Archived from the original on 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
  3. ^ Visita de Estado de los Reyes de España a Ecuador
  4. ^ Visita de Estado de los Reyes de España a Ecuador
  5. ^ Visita de Estado del Presidente de Ecuador a España
  6. ^ "ECUADOR CONDECORA AL EX PRESIDENTE TABARÉ VÁSQUEZ". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio e Integración - Ecuador. 7 September 2010. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013. (in Spanish)
  7. ^ "Mujica apasionado". Republica.com.uy (in Spanish). 7 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 7 December 2014.