National Order of Merit (Paraguay)

The National Order of Merit (Spanish: Orden Nacional al Mérito) of Paraguay is an award given by the government of Paraguay. The award was first established in 1865 and can be given to any person or organization that has contributed in some way to the benefit of Paraguay.

Cordon of Francisco Solano López

About

The National Order of Merit is given to a person or an organization who has contributed to the benefit of Paraguay in various fields of endeavor.[1] This can include through culture, leadership, and science, among others.[1]

The medal was designed as a five-pointed star with the words "honor et gloria" on the front and "premium meriti" on the reverse.[2]

History

The National Order of Merit was established on April 8, 1865 by Francisco Solano López.[2] In 1867, López declared that women were eligible to earn the award.[3] The award was based on the French Legion of Honor and had several different levels.[4] The highest level was the Grand Cross.[4] The other levels were Knight, Official, Commander and Grand Official.[4]

On September 7, 1956, Law No. 394 was passed with several provisions regarding the awarding of the National Order of Merit.[5]

Notable recipients
Lotte Schulz, receiving her National Order of Merit in 2009.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

References
  1. "JICA receives a National Order of Merit from the Government of Paraguay: Contribution to the development of Paraguay spans over 40 years". JICA. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  2. Gillingham, Harrold E. (1970). South American Decorations and War Medals. Lenard L. Babin (Reprint ed.). New York: The American Numismatic Society. pp. 136–137 – via Internet Archive.
  3. Saeger, James Schofield (2007). Francisco Solano López and the Ruination of Paraguay: Honor and Egocentrism. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-7425-3755-2.
  4. Washburn, Charles Ames (1871). The History of Paraguay: With Notes of Personal Observations, and Reminiscences of Diplomacy Under Difficulties. 2. Boston: Lee & Shepard, Publishishers. pp. 44–45.
  5. "Insfrán recibirá en Paraguay la condecoración de la "Orden Nacional al Mérito" por apoyo a inundados – NF". Noticias Formosa (in Spanish). 16 January 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  6. Hiller, Anna E. (2013-09-19). Great Spanish and Latin American Short Stories of the 20th Century/Grandes cuentos españoles y latinoamericanos del siglo XX: A Dual-Language Book. Courier Corporation. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-486-47624-7.
  7. Central, Redaccion (2018-10-04). "Recibe Eusebio Leal orden nacional al mérito de la república de Paraguay". Radio Reloj (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  8. "Lugo entrega a Mujica Orden Nacional al Mérito Mcal. Francisco Solano López". ABC Color (in Spanish). 16 August 2010. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  9. "Canciller Loizaga impuso la condecoración con la Orden Nacional al Mérito en el grado de Gran Cruz Extraordinaria al Canciller Nunes Ferreira del Brasil". Portal Oficial del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la República del Paraguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  10. "La guitarrista Berta Rojas recibe la máxima condecoración de la Cancillería paraguaya". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). 12 January 2017. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  11. "El canciller paraguayo condecora al director de orquesta Luis Szarán y al pintor Koki Ruiz". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). 13 October 2016. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  12. Cáceres, Rocío (24 January 2016). "El arte paraguayo está de luto con la partida de la gran artista Lotte Schulz". Ultima Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  13. "Obituaries" (PDF). Old Diocesans Union: 144. December 2012.
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