Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise

Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise Civil Orden de Alfonso X el Sabio
Grand Cross Sash and Star of the Order
Awarded by the Spanish Monarch
Type	State Order
Royal house	House of Bourbon-Spain
Awarded for	Recognition of activities in the fields of education, science, culture, higher education and research.
Status	Currently Constituted
Sovereign	King Felipe VI
Chancellor	Baron Íñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo, Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
Grades	Knight Grand Cross with Collar Knight/Dame Grand Cross Knight/Dame Grand Officer Knight/Dame Commander Cross Medal Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Civil Merit
Next (lower)	Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort
- The Ribbons 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.

Insignia
Collar	Grand Cross and Commander with Star	Commander
Cross	Medal

References

• Royal Decree 954/1988 of 2 September, which regulates the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise. (Spanish)