Order of the Aztec Eagle facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle |
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The Order of the Aztec Eagle (Star)
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Awarded by  Mexico |
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| Type | Order |
| Established | 1933 |
| Awarded for | Services given to Mexico or to mankind |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Grades | Grand Cross with Collar Grand Cross, Special Class Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Member |
 Ribbon of the Order of the Aztec Eagle |
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The Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle (Spanish: Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca) is Mexico's highest award given to people from other countries. It's part of the Mexican Honors System. This special award recognizes foreigners who have done great things for Mexico or for all of humanity.
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History of the Order
This important award was created on December 29, 1933. It was established by the then President, Abelardo L. Rodríguez. The idea was to honor people from other nations for their valuable contributions. It's similar to awards given to Mexican citizens, like the Condecoración Miguel Hidalgo.
The foreign minister of Mexico gives out this award. They do this based on instructions from a special Council. The President leads this Council. The name "Aztec Eagle" comes partly from an older award. This older award, called the Imperial Order of the Mexican Eagle, was created in 1865.
What the Design Means
The design of the Aztec Eagle award looks a lot like the coat of arms of Mexico. You can see a golden eagle holding a rattlesnake. This image is very important in Mexican history and is connected to the ancient Aztec civilization. It represents strength and heritage.
Different Levels of the Award
The Order of the Aztec Eagle has different levels, also called "classes" or "grades." These levels depend on the importance of the person receiving the award. Since March 2011, the classes are:
- Collar: This is the highest level. It is given to heads of state, like presidents or kings.
- Sash of Special Category: This level is for prime ministers, heads of government, royal princes or princesses, and spouses of heads of state.
- Sash: This is awarded to government ministers, secretaries, members of royal families, and ambassadors.
- Plaque: This level is for government undersecretaries, special ministers, consuls general, and high-ranking military officers.
- Venera: This award is for business representatives, colonels, ship captains, and similar embassy staff.
- Insignia: This is given to temporary business representatives and other members of diplomatic teams. It also goes to captains and navy lieutenants.
The Council can decide to give any of these awards, except the Collar, to other distinguished foreigners. Before 2011, there were slightly different classes, but the idea of different levels of honor remained the same.
Who Has Received the Award?
Many important people from around the world have received the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle.
Royalty Who Received the Award
Presidents Who Received the Award
Edvard Beneš – Collar (1935)
Dwight David Eisenhower – Collar (1945)
Chiang Kai-shek – Collar (1945)
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan – Collar (1954)
Fulgencio Batista - Collar
Juscelino Kubitschek – Collar
Rafael Trujillo – Collar
Charles de Gaulle – Collar
Josip Broz Tito – Collar (1963)
Julius Nyerere – Collar (1975)
Todor Zhivkov- Fidel Castro - Collar (1988)
Lennart Meri – Collar (1995)- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – Collar (2007)
Michelle Bachelet – Collar (2007)
Nelson Mandela – Sash (2010)
Álvaro Colom – Collar (2011)
Juan Manuel Santos – Collar (2011)
José Mujica – Collar (2014)- Dilma Rousseff – Collar (2015)
- Otto Pérez Molina – Collar (2015)
Mauricio Macri – Collar (2016)
Sergio Mattarella – Collar (2016)
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa – Collar (2017)- Pratibha Patil – Sash Special Category (2018)
Manuel Luis Quezon – Collar- Miguel Díaz-Canel - Collar (2023)
Politicians Who Received the Award
Johannes Leimena
Edmond Leburton
Alexandra Kollontai – Sash (1944)- Henry Harley Arnold – Collar (1945)
- Dr. Jože Brilej – Sash (1950s)
Takeo Miki – Sash (1967)
Sir Edward Heath (1994)- Bernardo Arévalo (1995)
Yves Ducharme – Venera (2006)- Mark Shurtleff, Utah Attorney General – Plaque (placa) (2006)
Lisa Shoman – Sash (2008)- Ted Kennedy – Sash (2008)
José Manuel García-Margallo (2015)- Benoît Hamon
- Eva Perón (1951)
- David Dreier (2017)
- Jared Kushner – Sash (2018)
Qiu Xiaoqi - Sash (2019)- Jean-Yves Le Drian – Sash (2021)
- Isabel Allende Bussi – Insignia (2023)
Other Notable People Who Received the Award
- Walt Disney (1943)
- Spencer Atkinson (1946)
- Norman Borlaug (1970)
- Nettie Lee Benson (1979)
- Nigel Davies (1980)
- Edward Hidalgo (1980)
- Diana Kennedy (1981)
- Gabriel García Márquez (1982)
- Claudio Arrau (1982)
- Plácido Domingo – (1985)
- W. Michael Mathes (1985)
- Cesar Chavez (1990)
- Dr. Donald Winkelmann (1994)
- Yuri Knorozov (1995)
Hector P. Garcia (1998)- Satish Gujral – Insignia proper
- Charles Butt – (2001)
- Melinda Gates – Insignia proper (2007)
- Anne d'Harnoncourt – Insignia proper (2007)
- Rigoberta Menchú – Insignia proper (2010)
Mario Vargas Llosa (2011)- Amartya Sen (2011)
Bono – Insignia proper (2012)- Takashi Yamanouchi (2013)
- Ralph Roeder
- Lady Susan Hussey (2015)
- Dolores Huerta (2015)
- Richard W. Fisher – Badge (2015)
- Stuart Gulliver (2017)
- Roderic Ai Camp (2017)
- Rick Bayless – Insignia (2017)
- Roberta S. Jacobson (2018)
- Catherine Bréchignac (2018)
- Stephen A. Schwarzman – Plaque (2018)
- Henry Kravis – Plaque (2018)
- Roberto Riccardi – Plaque (2021)
List by Class
| List of recipients of the Order of the Aztec Eagle by class |
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Images for kids
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Grand Cordon (collar) of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
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Insignia of the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle
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Sash and sash badge of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
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Breast Star (placa) of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
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Additional Sources
- Mexican Chamber of Deputies
- Olvera Ayes, David A. "La Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca – Apuntes para su Historia". Cuadernos del Cronista. México, 2011
See also
In Spanish: Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca para niños
