The Order of Constitutional Merit is a civil order of merit established by royal decree on 18 November 1988. The order is granted those who have carried out activities in service of the

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and its values and established principles. It may be granted to people and groups both public or private, Spanish or foreign. Recipients are treated as an ''

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''.

Appearance

The order has a distinctive oval medal, made of sterling silver with gold plating. The obverse is the

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on a blue background and the legend ''Constitutional Merit''. The badge of the Order of Constitutional Merit hangs from a silk ribbon equally divided in red and yellow parts. The Medal of Constitutional Merit hangs from a twisted silk cord of red and yellow. Groups and organizations are awarded a Plaque of Honor with the insignia of the order.

Notable recipients

Gloria Begué Cantón Gloria Begué Cantón (23 March 1931 – 27 December 2016) was a Spanish professor, jurist, senator and magistrate. She was the first female law school professor in Spain and was a law educator at Complutense University of Madrid and the Univer ...

* Josep Borrell Fontelles * Tomás Caballero Pastor *

Gabriel Cisneros Gabriel Cisneros Laborda (14 August 1940 – 27 July 2007) was a Spanish attorney and politician who is mostly known for being one of the Fathers of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 He is also credited with collaborating in the writing the E ...

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 P ...

Rosa Díez Rosa María Díez González (born 27 May 1952) is a Spanish politician from Union, Progress and Democracy, UPyD deputy in the Congress of Deputies from 2008 to 2016. Career She was a former Member of the European Parliament for the Spanish S ...

* Carlos Martínez Gorriarán *

Agustín Ibarrola Agustín Ibarrola (born 1930) is a Spanish Painting, painter and sculptor. He was born in Basauri, Biscay, Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. In 1948, the Delegation of Biscay and the city council of Bilba ...

Jon Juaristi Jon Juaristi Linacero (born in Bilbao in 1951) is a Spanish poet, essayist and translator in Spanish and Basque, as well as a self-confessed former ETA militant.

Jaime Mayor Oreja Jaime Mayor Oreja (born 12 July 1951) is a former Spanish conservative politician of the People's Party. He served as member of the Basque Parliament, of the Spanish Parliament, and of the European Parliament, as well as being Spanish Minist ...

* Gotzone Mora * Javier Pradera *

Fernando Savater Fernando Fernández-Savater Martín (born 21 June 1947 at Basque city of San Sebastián) is a Spanish philosopher, essayist and author. Early years and career Born in San Sebastián, he was an Ethics professor at the University of the Basque ...

* José María Portillo Valdés * Pascual Sala * Pablo Pérez Tremps

References

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Orden de 22 de noviembre de 1988 por la que se aprueba el Reglamento de la Orden del Mérito Constitucional.
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