Order of the Aztec Eagle
The Order of the Aztec Eagle (Star)
Awarded by Mexico
Type
Order
Awarded for
Services given to Mexico or to humankind
Status
Currently awarded
Grades (w/ post-nominals)
Grand Cross with Chain Grand Cross, Special Class Grand Cross Commander Officer Award
Established
1933
Ribbon of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
The Order of the Aztec Eagle (Spanish : Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca ) is a Mexican order and is the highest decoration awarded to foreigners in the country. It is the highest honor in Mexico .
Recipients include Dwight D. Eisenhower , Elizabeth II , Nelson Rockefeller , Ted Kennedy , Cesar Chavez , Bill Gates ,Donald Winkelmann and Nelson Mandela . The order was created in 1933.
History
It was created by decree on December 29, 1933 by President Abelardo L. Rodríguez as a reward to the services given to Mexico or humankind by foreigners . It is similar to awards given to Mexican citizens such as the Condecoración Miguel Hidalgo or the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor . It is given by the office of the foreign minister on the instructions of a Council established for this purpose headed by the President .
Notable recipients
Royalty
Presidents
Politicians
Other
References
↑ "DOF - Diario Oficial de la Federación" . Dof.gob.mx. Retrieved 18 December 2014 .
↑ "DOF - Diario Oficial de la Federación" . Dof.gob.mx. Retrieved 18 December 2014 .
↑ "DOF - Diario Oficial de la Federación" . Dof.gob.mx. Retrieved 18 December 2014 .
↑ "DOF - Diario Oficial de la Federación" . Dof.gob.mx. Retrieved 18 December 2014 .
↑ "DOF - Diario Oficial de la Federación" . Dof.gob.mx. Retrieved 18 December 2014 .
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↑ "Mexico Welcomes Rick Bayless into the Order of the Aztec Eagle" . Food & Wine . Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2014 .
↑ Obituary: The New York Times , 21 February 1970
↑ Exteriores, Secretaría de Relaciones. "Stuart Gulliver, Group Chief Executive of HSBC Holdings, Decorated with the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle" . gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-16 .
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