The award is a civil medal awarded in the

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. It is awarded by the Basque Government to Basques "who have extraordinarily distinguished themselves due to their dedication, constancy, and innovative spirit in their field of work". It is the second highest distinction awarded by the Basque Government.

Recipients

The following people have been awarded the medal: * Juan Arregui Garay (1997) * José María Ormaetxea (1997) *

José Ángel Sánchez Asiaín José Ángel Sánchez Asiaín, 1st Marquess of Asiaín, (Baracaldo, Spain, 1 March 1929 – Madrid, 31 December 2016) was a Spanish industrialist, university professor and economist. Early life Sánchez Asiaín received a master's degree in la ...

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Telmo Zarra Telmo may refer to: People * Saint Telmo (died 303), also known as Erasmus of Formia, Christian martyr and saint * Pedro González Telmo (1190-1246), Castilian friar and priest * Luis Telmo Paz y Miño (1884-1962), President of the Supreme Militar ...

(1997) * (2000) * Juan Celaya Letamendi (2000) *

Eduardo Chillida Eduardo Chillida Juantegui, or Eduardo Txillida Juantegi in Basque (10 January 1924 – 19 August 2002), was a Spanish Basque sculptor notable for his monumental abstract works. Early life and career Born in San Sebastián (Donostia) to Ped ...

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Jorge Oteiza Jorge Oteiza (October 21, 1908 – April 9, 2003), was a Basque Spanish sculptor, painter, designer and writer from the Basque Autonomous Community, renowned for being one of the main theorists on Basque modern art. Oteiza was born in Or ...

(2000) * Micaela Portilla (2000) * (2002) * Ainhoa Arteta (2002) *

Juan Mari Arzak Juan Mari Arzak Arratibel (born July 31, 1942) is a Spanish chef, the owner and chef for Arzak restaurant. He is considered to be one of the great masters of New Basque cuisine. He describes his cooking as "signature cuisine, Basque cuisine ...

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(2002) * (2005) * Ángel Iglesias (2005) * José María Aldekoa (2009) * (2009) *

Iñaki Gabilondo José Ignacio Gabilondo Pujol (born 19 October 1942, in San Sebastián) better known as Iñaki Gabilondo is a Spanish journalist, and TV news anchor. Gabilondo started his career at 21 (1963) in Radio Popular (COPE) until 1969, when he became t ...

(2009) * Edurne Pasaban (2009) * Xabi Alonso (2010) * Imanol Arias (2010) *

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Manu Leguineche Manuel Leguineche Bollar, better known as Manu Leguineche, (28 September 1941 – 22 January 2014) was a Spanish correspondent, journalist and writer. He was born in Arratzu, Biscay. He was one of the contributors of ''Doblón'' magazine from 197 ...

(2010) * Patty Miller (2010) *

Javier Ormazabal Javier may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Javier, in video game '' Advance Wars: Dual Strike'' * Javier Rios, a character in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. * ''Javier'' (album), a 2003 album by the American singer Javier Colon, known a ...

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Martín Fiz Martín Fiz Martín (born 3 March 1963 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava) is a long-distance runner from Spain, who won the marathon at the 1994 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki and repeated his success at the 1995 World Athleti ...

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Juan Pablo Fusi Juan Pablo Fusi Aizpurúa (born 1945 in San Sebastián) is a Spanish historian. He specialises in contemporary history, the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country and nationalisms. Studies Fusi has a degree in History from Universidad C ...

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Nely Carla Alberto Nely Carla Alberto Francisca (born 2 July 1983) is a Spanish handball player for Mérignac Handball and the Spain women's national handball team, Spain national team. Although she was born in Spain, her parents are natives of Cape Verde, so she h ...

(2012) * Maialen Chourraut (2012) * Patricia Elorza (2012) * José Luis Novoa (2012) * Richard Oribe (2012) *

Elisabeth Pinedo Elisabeth "Eli" Pinedo Sáenz (born 13 May 1981) is a retired Spanish handball player. She was part of the Spanish team at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Spanish team reached the final, after defeating Germany in the ...

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Ramiro Pinilla Ramiro Pinilla (1923-2014) was a Spanish writer. He was born in Bilbao ( Basque Country) in 1923. He won the Premio Nadal Premio Nadal is a Spanish literary prize awarded annually by the publishing house Ediciones Destino, part of Planeta. It ha ...

(2012) *

Ramon Saizarbitoria Ramon Saizarbitoria (born 21 April 1944, in San Sebastián) is a contemporary Basque writer and sociologist. Life Ramon Saizarbitoria has a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, and is director ...

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Maider Unda Maider Unda Gonzalez de Audikana (born 2 July 1977 in Vitoria, Spain) is a Basque Spanish retired female freestyle wrestler. She participated in Women's freestyle wrestling 72 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/8 final she beat Oksana ...

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References

{{Reflist Orders, decorations, and medals of the Basque Country (autonomous community) 1996 establishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Awards established in 1996