Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia

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Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia

The gold metal of the Generalitat of Catalonia (Catalan: Medalla d'Or de la Generalitat de Catalunya) is the highest award given by the Generalitat of Catalonia to those people or institutions who have excelled with their work in the political, social, economic, cultural or scientific, and raised awareness of Catalan cultural heritage. [1] Together with the Creu de Sant Jordi, Premi Internacional Catalunya and Medalla d'Honor del Parlament de Catalunya it is one of the highest civil awards in Catalonia.

List of awarded

YearAwardedCategory
1978 Joan Miró i Ferrà Painting
1979 Pablo Casals Music
1980 Joan Coromines i Vigneaux Linguistics
" Josep Pla i Casadevall Literature
" Jordi Rubió i Balaguer Literature, filology bibliology
" Salvador Espriu i Castelló Literature
" Frederic Mompou i Dencausse Music
1981 Joan Rebull Torroja Sculpture
" Josep Vicenç Foix i Mas Literature
" Josep Lluís Sert i López Architecture
" Salvador Dalí i Domènech Painting
1982 Montserrat Caballé i Folch Music
" Victòria dels Àngels López i Garcia Music
" Apel·les Fenosa i Florensa Sculpture
1983 Joan Fuster i Ortells Literature
" Francesc de Borja Moll i Casasnovas Literature and filology
" Antoni Tàpies i Puig Painting
" Alícia de Larrocha i de la Calle Music
1984 Josep Carreras i Coll Music
" Antoni Clavé i Sanmartí Painting
1985 Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló Sport
" Miquel Batllori i Munné Religion and Music
1986 Frederic Marès i Deulovol Sculpture, pedagogy and history
1987Not awarded-
1988 Federico Mayor Zaragoza Politics
" Raimon Noguera i de Guzman
" Joan Sardà i Dexeus Economics
" Miquel Coll i Alentorn Politics
1989Not awarded-
1990 Ramon Aramon i Serra Literature and filology
1991 Narcís Jubany i Arnau Religion
1992Not awarded-
1993 Ramon Roca i Puig Religion
1994Not awarded-
1995Not awarded-
1996Not awarded-
1997 Jaume Aragall i Garriga Music
" Raimon Pelegero i Sanchís Músic
" Abadia de Montserrat Religion
1998Not awarded-
1999 Miquel Martí i Pol Literature
" Xavier Montsalvatge i Bassols Músic
2000 Pierre Vilar History
" Josep Benet i Morell Literature
2001 Joan Triadú i Font Literature
" Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Health
" Jordi Carbonell Filology and politics
2002Not awarded-
2003 Josep Maria Castellet i Díaz de Cossío Literature
" Francesc Candel Tortajada Literature
" Ramon Margalef i López Science and ecology
" Joaquim Molas i Batllori Literature
" Antoni Pladevall i Font Literature
2004 Joan Oró i Florensa Science
2005 Gregorio López-Raimundo Polítics
" Joan Reventós Polítics
" La Caixa Economics
2006 Antoni Gutiérrez Díaz Polítics
2007 Jordi Pujol Polítics
" Pasqual Maragall Polítics
2008 Moisès Broggi i Vallès Health
" Montserrat Carulla i Ventura Arts
2009 Poble mexicà Home of the Catalan exile during Spanish Civil War [2]
" Cos de Bombers de la Generalitat de Catalunya [3] Public service
2010 Jordi Solé i Tura [4] Politics (posthumous)
" Institut d'Estudis Catalans Investigation in the field of Catalan culture
" Poblet Monastery Historic and cultural
2011 Heribert Barrera Politics (posthumous)
2012 Josep Maria Ainaud de Lasarte Art history
2012 Antoni Maria Badia i Margarit Linguistics [5]
2013 Lluís Martínez Sistach Cardinals
2013 Max Cahner i Garcia Filology and politics (posthumous)
2013 Oriol Bohigas i Guardiola Architecture
2014 Jordi Savall i Bernadet Music
2015 Neus Català i Pallejà
2015 Josep Maria Espinàs i Massip Literature
2015 Joan Rodés i Teixidor Health
2016 Muriel Casals i Couturier Economy
2018 Carme Forcadell i Lluís
2018 Carles Viver i Pi-Sunyer
2018 RCR Arquitectes
2019 Anna Cabré i Pla
2019 Josep Vallverdú i Aixelà
2020 Lluís Llach
2020 Teresa Codina
2021 Josefina Castellví
2021 Arcadi Oliveres
2022 Roser Capdevila
2022 Antoni Vila Casas

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References

  1. Generalitat of Catalonia. "Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia". Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. DECRET 133/2009, d'1 de setembre, pel qual s'atorga la Medalla d'Or de la Generalitat de Catalunya al poble de Mèxic. DOGC núm. 5457 - 03/09/2009 (in Catalan)
  3. DECRET 132/2009, d'1 de setembre, pel qual s'atorga la Medalla d'Or de la Generalitat de Catalunya al Cos de Bombers de la Generalitat de Catalunya. DOGC núm. 5457 - 03/09/2009 (in Catalan)
  4. DECRET 188/2009, de 9 de desembre, pel qual s'atorga la Medalla d'Or de la Generalitat de Catalunya a l'Excel·lentíssim Senyor Jordi Solé Tura. DOGC núm. 5524 - 11/12/2009 (in Catalan)
  5. El Govern concedeix la Medalla d'Or de la Generalitat de Catalunya a Josep Maria Ainaud de Lasarte i a Antoni Maria Badia i Margarit (in Catalan)