Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise

Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise
*Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio*
Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise; Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio ;
	Grand Cross Badge and sash of the Civil Order of Alfonso X.
Awarded by His Majesty The King of Spain
Type	Order of Merit
Awarded for	Recognition of activities in the fields of education, science, culture, higher education and research.
Grand Master	Felipe VI
Grand Chancellor	Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Civil Merit
Next (lower)	Order of St Raymond of Penyafort
	- ; Sash of "Grand Cross"/Ribbon of the Order; ;

Order of Alfonso X the Wise (Spanish: Orden de Alfonso X el Sabio) is a Spanish civil order granted in recognition of activities in the fields of education, science, culture, higher education and research.

The Order was created on 23 May 1902 by Royal decree as the Order of Alfonso XII. In 1988 the order was reformed and given its current name. The 1988 reform’s main innovation was to discontinue the previous award’s practice of distinguishing male and female achievements, thereby eliminating explicit sexual discrimination.