Order of the Sun of Peru

Order of the Sun
Awarded by the Republic of Peru
Eligibility All
Awarded for Civil and military merit
Status Currently awarded
Description purple ribbon
Statistics
Established 8 October 1821, discontinued 1825
re-established 1921
Precedence
Next (higher) none

The Order of the Sun of Peru (in Spanish: La Orden El Sol del Peru), formerly known as The Order of the Sun, is the highest award bestowed by the nation of Peru to commend notable civil and military merit. The award is the oldest civilian award in the Americas, first being established in 1821.

History

The Order was originally instituted on 8 October 1821 by General José de San Martín on reaching Lima to recognize those who had distinguished themselves in the campaign against the Spanish Royalist. It was discontinued four years later, after many grantees started to use the award as a nobility title, similar to the earlier Castile titles awarded by the colonial government. All such nobility titles were abolished by 1828.

The Order was re-established in 1921.

Classes

The award consists of the following classes:

Ribbon bars
Grand Cross with diamonds
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight

Notable recipients

Certificate confirming that the Order of the Sun of Peru was conferred on Ernesto Burzagli in the name of the President of the Peruvian Republic in 1924.
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Royal Houses

Other people

Notes

  1. ↑ ODM of Peru: Peruvian Order of the Sun

References

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