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.
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
Gustavo José Joaquín Noboa Bejarano (21 August 1937 – 16 February 2021) was an Ecuadorian politician. He served as the 42nd president of Ecuador from 22 January 2000 to 15 January 2003. Previously he served as the vice president during Jamil ...
.
Nowadays it is the highest award granted in
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
, both in civil and military fields.
Insignia
The ribbon is red with black edges.
Notable recipients
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Albert II of Belgium: Grand Collar of the Order
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Juan Carlos I of Spain : Grand Collar of the Order (13 May 1980)
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Queen Sofía of Spain
Sofía of Greece and Denmark ( el, Σοφία; born 2 November 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who was List of Spanish royal consorts, Queen of Spain from 1975 to 2014 as the wife of King Juan Carlos I. She is the first child of ...
: Grand Cross of the Order (13 May 1980)
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Felipe, Prince of Asturias : Grand Cross of the Order (9 July 2001)
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Tabaré Vázquez : Grand Collar of the Order (7 September 2010)
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José Mujica
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, President of Uruguay 2010-2015: Grand Collar of the Order (3 December 2014)
Sources and references World Medals Index
Ecuador: National Order of San Lorenzo
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Awards established in 1809