Order of Boyaca

Order of Boyacá
*Orden de Boyacá*
Order of Boyacá; Orden de Boyacá
	Grand Cross of the Order of Boyacá
Awarded by Colombia
Awarded for	Exceptional service to Colombia
Status	Currently constituted
Grand Master	President of Colombia
Grades	Gran Collar, Gran Cruz Extraordinaria, Gran Cruz, Gran Official, Cruz de Plata, Comendador, Oficial, and Caballero
Precedence
Next (higher)	Military Order of St. Matthew[1]
Next (lower)	Order of San Carlos[1]
	; Ribbon bar of the Order of Boyacá;

The Order of Boyacá (Spanish: Orden de Boyacá) is the highest peacetime decoration of Colombia. The order is awarded for exceptional service to distinguished Colombian military officers and civilians as well as foreign citizens of friendly nations. Established in 1922, the Order of Boyacá traces its origin to a Cruz de Boyacá that was awarded to the generals who led their forces to victory in the Battle of Boyaca in 1819. Reestablished in 1919 as an award for military personnel the order has undergone revisions and expansions into its current form, with the biggest change happening in 1922 where civilians became eligible to be awarded the Order of Boyaca.

Grades

The Order of Boyacá is awarded in eight different grades:[2]

Grand Collar (Gran Collar), awarded to heads of state and to the President of Colombia upon his election.
Grand Cross Extraordinary (Gran Cruz Extraordinaria), awarded to former heads of state and Colombian Cardinals.
Grand Cross (Gran Cruz), awarded to Cardinals, Ambassadors, Ministers of State, Marshals, Generals of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant Generals, Admirals, or individuals of an equal or similar rank.
Grand Officer (Gran Oficial), awarded to Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary, Archbishops, Major Generals, Brigadier Generals, Admirals, Vice Admirals, or individuals of an equal or similar rank.
Silver Cross (Cruz de Plata), awarded to individuals and organizations as recognition for tenure and length of service.
Commander (Comendador), awarded to Ministers Residents, business owners and managers, Bishops, Colonels, Lieutenant colonels, Majors, Captains, Commanders, Lieutenant Commanders, or individuals of an equal or similar rank.
Officer (Oficial), Chargé d'affaires ad interim, Counselors, First Secretaries, Consul Generals, Captains, Lieutenants, or individuals of an equal or similar rank.
Knight (Caballero), awarded to Second and Third Secretaries, Consuls and Vice-Consuls, Attachés to embassies and legations, Lieutenants and Second Lieutenants, Lieutenants (junior grade) and Ensigns, or individuals of an equal or similar rank.

Ribbon bars of the Order of Boyacá
Grand Collar	Grand Cross Extraordinary	Grand Cross	Grand Officer
Silver Cross	Commander	Officer	Knight

Notable recipients

1993 – United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth II[3]
1992 – Poland: Mieczyslaw Biernacki[4]
1992 – Morocco: Youssef Fassi Fihri[5]
1980 – Finland: Urho Kekkonen,[6] President of Finland
1925 – Spain: King Alfonso XIII[7]
1925 – Spain: Queen Victoria Eugenie[7]
Charles Lyon Chandler,[8]
Joe Biden

References

"DECRETO 4444 DE 2010 (noviembre 29) Diario Oficial No. 47.908 de 29 de noviembre de 2010". cancilleria.gov.co/. Cancilleria Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
"ORDEN DE BOYACÁ". Cancilleria Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
"Titles and Orders of HM Queen Elizabeth II". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
"DECRETO 305 DE 1992 por medio del cual se confiere una condecoración de la Orden de Boyacá". Diario Oficial De Colombia (40343). 19 February 1992.
"DECRETO 584 DE 1992 por medio del cual se confiere una condecoración de la Orden de Boyacá". Diario Oficial De Colombia (40412). 6 April 1992.
"kunniamerkki; Kolumbian Boyaga ritarikunnan suurristi rintatähden kera". Finna (in Finnish). Coin Chamber, The National Museum of Finland. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
"NOTICIAS DE PALACIO". 20 May 1925.
Avenius, Sheldon H. Jr. (April 1967). "Charles Lyon Chandler: A Forgotten Man of Inter-American Cultural Relations". Journal of Inter-American Studies. 9 (2): 169–183. doi:10.2307/165091.

’Cocaine’ by Dominic Streatfeild pg.453

External links

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[orderofwear-1] "DECRETO 4444 DE 2010 (noviembre 29) Diario Oficial No. 47.908 de 29 de noviembre de 2010". cancilleria.gov.co/. Cancilleria Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

[boyaca-2] "ORDEN DE BOYACÁ". Cancilleria Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

[List_of_Orders_of_Her_Majesty_Queen_Elizabeth_II-3] "Titles and Orders of HM Queen Elizabeth II". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

[4] "DECRETO 305 DE 1992 por medio del cual se confiere una condecoración de la Orden de Boyacá". Diario Oficial De Colombia (40343). 19 February 1992.

[5] "DECRETO 584 DE 1992 por medio del cual se confiere una condecoración de la Orden de Boyacá". Diario Oficial De Colombia (40412). 6 April 1992.

[6] "kunniamerkki; Kolumbian Boyaga ritarikunnan suurristi rintatähden kera". Finna (in Finnish). Coin Chamber, The National Museum of Finland. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

[NOTICIAS_DE_PALACIO-7] "NOTICIAS DE PALACIO". 20 May 1925.

[8] Avenius, Sheldon H. Jr. (April 1967). "Charles Lyon Chandler: A Forgotten Man of Inter-American Cultural Relations". Journal of Inter-American Studies. 9 (2): 169–183. doi:10.2307/165091.