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.

Order of Boyacá
Orden de Boyacá
Grand cross badge, star and sash of the Order of Boyacá
Grand Cross of the Order of Boyacá
Awarded by  Colombia
Awarded forExceptional service to Colombia
StatusCurrently constituted
Grand MasterPresident of Colombia
GradesGran 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]
Order of Boyacá ribbon bar
Ribbon bar of the Order of Boyacá

Grades

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

Ribbon bars of the Order of Boyacá

Grand Collar
Grand Cross Extraordinary
Grand Cross
Grand Officer

Silver Cross
Commander
Officer
Knight

Notable recipients
Country Name Charge Grand Collar Grand Cross Year
 ChileGabriel BoricPresidentYesY2023[3]
 Dominican RepublicLuis AbinaderPresidentYesY2022[4]
 South KoreaMoon Jae-inPresidentYesY2021[5]
 United StatesJoe BidenVice PresidentYesY2016[6]
 SpainFelipe VIKingYesY2015[7]
 SpainLetiziaQueenYesY2015[8]
 ChileSebastián PiñeraPresidentYesY2010[9]
 United KingdomTony BlairFormer Prime MinisterYesY2011[10]
 United KingdomElizabeth IIQueenYesY1993[11]
 MoroccoYoussef Fassi FihriAmbassadorYesY1992[12]
 PolandMieczyslaw BiernackiAmbassadorYesY1992[13]
 FinlandUrho KekkonenPresidentYesY1980[14]
 MexicoJosé López PortilloPresidentYesY1979[15]
 SpainJuan Carlos IKingYesY1976[16]
 SpainSofiaQueenYesY1976[17]
 Republic of ChinaChiang Kai-shekPresidentYesY1963
 CzechoslovakiaTomáš MasarykPresidentYesY1937[18]
 CzechoslovakiaEdvard BenešPresidentYesY1937[18]
 VenezuelaJuan Vicente GómezPresidentYesY1925[19]
 SpainAlfonso XIIIKingYesY1925[20]
 SpainVictoria EugenieQueenYesY1925[20]

References
  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.
  2. "ORDEN DE BOYACÁ". Cancilleria Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  3. "Presidente Boric recibe a mandatario colombiano Gustavo Petro en el Palacio de La Moneda" [President Boric receive to colombian president at Palacio de la Moneda] (in Spanish). el Mostrador. 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. Castillo, Laura (2022-04-29). "Duque y Abinader se condecoran mutuamente y sus gobiernos firman 6 documentos". Listín Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  5. 이재열 (2021-08-25). "Intercambio de medallas entre Corea del Sur y Colombia". Agencia de Noticias Yonhap (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  6. "Santos le entregó la Cruz de Boyacá al vicepresidente Joe Biden". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  7. "La Orden de Boyacá. La máxima distinción de la República de Colombia". Gabinete de Protocolo (in Spanish). 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  8. Tiburcio, Núria (April 24, 2017). "Letizia, la condecorada: las 17 distinciones que le han otorgado a la Reina". vanitatis.elconfidencial.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  9. "Presidente Santos hará visitas de Estado en Chile y Argentina". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  10. "Santos condecoró con la Orden de Boyacá al ex Primer Ministro británico Tony Blair". elheraldo.co. April 27, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  11. "Titles and Orders of HM Queen Elizabeth II". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  12. "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.
  13. "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.
  14. kunniamerkki; Kolumbian Boyaga ritarikunnan suurristi rintatähden kera (in Finnish). Coin Chamber, The National Museum of Finland. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  15. "Decreto por el que se concede permiso al ciudadano Licenciado José López Portillo, Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, para aceptar y usar la Condecoración de la Orden de Boyacá, en grado de Gran Cruz Extraordinaria que le confiere el Gobierno de Colombia". gob.mx (in Spanish). 8 June 1979. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  16. 1976 REYES DE ESPAÑA EN BOGOTA. FilmotecaEspañola. January 1, 1976. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  17. "Los Reyes de España viajan hoy a Colombia". elpais.com. October 9, 1976. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  18. "Řády a vyznamenání prezidentů republiky" (in Czech). vyznamenani.net. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  19. "El Liberal (Madrid. 1879). 20/6/1925".
  20. "NOTICIAS DE PALACIO". 20 May 1925.
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