Medal of Extremadura

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Medal of Extremadura
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CountrySpain
First awarded1986
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The Medal of Extremadura (Spanish: Medalla de Extremadura) is the highest institutional distinction of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Spain. It was established in 1986, following Decree 27/1986, of 29 April. [1]

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It is an annual award, whose number may vary, without exceeding ten medals in the same year, except those granted by courtesy or reciprocity. Such was the case in 2008, in which ten medals were handed out on an ordinary basis, but two were granted in an extraordinary manner to Queen Sofía and the former President of the Government of Extremadura, Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra.

The delivery of the Medal falls to the President of the Regional Government of Extremadura, who by decree awards it, listing the merits for which the prize is obtained. However, any citizen of Extremadura or entity can submit a candidature before the regional administration, which can then be taken into consideration by a commission and subsequently approved by the Governing Council. In this case, up to five medals are reserved, leaving the rest in the judgment of the Chief Executive of Extremadura. In the case of medals for courtesy or reciprocity, the proposal is exclusive of the President.

The winners can be individuals, entities, corporations, or associations that have been outstanding in or out of Extremadura due to their merits or for the services rendered to the region. Thus, the medal has gone to people in the world of arts and sports, political personalities, local corporations, financial institutions, associations, religious congregations, and monasteries, among others.

The Medal of Extremadura is normally presented at an event held on the eve of 8 September, Extremadura Day  [ es ], at the Roman Theatre of Mérida, capital city of the Autonomous Community.

Description

The Medal of Extremadura has an oval shape, with an axis greater than 60 millimeters and another smaller than 46 millimeters. The obverse has a perimeter fringe of 5 mm, divided into two parts joined by tongues. The upper part is enameled in azure, while the lower part is in gold with the inscription "Extremadura". The enameled coat of arms is housed in the interior oval. On the back, engraved in gold, is an oak leaf with the legend "Junta de Extremadura". In addition, it bears the award date of the medal and the winner's name. The Medal is worn from a braided silk cord in green, black, and white, the colors of the Flag of Extremadura.

The winners are also given an engraved silver plate, where the reason for the concession is explained, as well as a miniature reproduction of the Medal as a badge or lapel pin.

The winners, in turn, are enrolled in a Book of Honor created for this purpose.

History

The first person awarded with the Medal of Extremadura was the then King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, according to the Additional Provision of the decree by which the medal was created in 1986. [1]

Since then, with the exception of 1987, medals have been awarded annually, to over 100 recipients in total. On each occasion, more than one Medal has been given, except in 1988, where it was only granted to the poet Jesús Delgado Valhondo. [2]

In 2008, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the approval of the Statute of Autonomy of Extremadura  [ es ], the Government granted two Medals of an extraordinary nature in a Government Council held in the Monastery of Yuste. [3] One of them was delivered to Queen Sofía at an official reception at the Palace of Zarzuela on 23 June. [4] The other was awarded to Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra, first democratic President of the Government of Extremadura, who retired in 2007 after 24 years in office. The award ceremony was held on 21 May 2008 at the Assembly of Extremadura. [5]

In 2010, the year in which the definitive approval of the reform of the Statute of Autonomy of Extremadura was foreseen, the Government of Extremadura granted the Medal to the Prince of Asturias at that time, Felipe de Borbón y Grecia, in an extraordinary manner as Heir to the Crown. [6] The award ceremony took place in Trujillo on 29 April, on the occasion of an official visit by the Prince and Princess of Asturias, Felipe and Letizia, to the town's National Cheese Fair. [7]

In 2014, after the death of Adolfo Suárez on 23 March, the regional government granted him the Medal posthumously for being the country's first democratic Prime Minister after Francoist Spain, driving the Spanish Transition to Democracy. [8]

There have been no cases of resignation by the winners to date. The only withdrawal of the Extremadura Medal was proposed in 2014, specifically that awarded to the Paralympic swimmer Enrique Tornero in 1996, due to his judicial conviction for prevarication and fraud in his time as a councilor in the City of Plasencia. [9]

Recipients

1986

1987

  • No winner

1988

1989

1990

1991

  • Juan Barjola  [ es ], painter
  • Eduardo Naranjo, painter
  • Juan José Narbón, painter
  • Vicent Sos Baynat  [ es ], geologist and creator of the Extremadura Geology Museum
  • Francisco González Santana, creator of the Olivenza Ethnographic Museum
  • Federation of Associations for People with Intellectual Disabilities of Extremadura

1992

1993

  • Mário Soares, President of Portugal
  • Rocío Martínez Gragera, athlete

1994

  • Badajoz University School of EGB Professorship
  • Extremadura Federation of Blood Donor Fraternities
  • Extremadura Migrant Associations

1995

  • Jesús Usón Gargallo, professor of surgery at the University of Extremadura Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and creator of the Cáceres Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Extremadura Tactical Grouping of the Armed Forces

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

  • Javier Cercas, writer
  • Luis Landero, writer
  • Luis Canelo Gutiérrez, painter
  • José María Caballero Cáceres, missionary
  • Unit of Regional Transplant Coordination
  • Red Cross of Extremadura
  • El Redoble Cáceres Folklore Association

2006

  • José Calderón, NBA basketball player
  • José Miguel Santiago Castelo  [ es ], journalist and director of the Extremadura Royal Academy of Arts and Letters
  • Miguel Sansón Serván, artisan
  • Concepción Álvarez Sánchez, La Troya restaurant of Trujillo
  • Grecolatino Youth Festival

2007

2008

2009

2010

  • Felipe, Prince of Asturias
  • Juan de Dios Román, president of the Spanish Handball Federation
  • Ángeles Luaces, journalist
  • Noelia García Martin, Paralympic swimmer
  • Víctor Guerrero Cabanillas, physician and writer
  • Francisco Valverde Luengo, ex-president of FEAPS Extremadura
  • Fray Guillermo Cerrato Chamizo, prior of the Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
  • Jaime Alejandro Maldonado, brigadier general of the Civil Guard in Extremadura
  • Joaquín González Manzanares, founder of the Union of Extremaduran Bibliophiles
  • Cooperativas Agroalimentarias de Extremadura [10]

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

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  2. 1 2 Viola Morato, Manuel Simón (2003). Medio siglo de literatura en Extremadura: del cambio de siglo a los años cincuenta [Half a Century of Literature in Extremadura: From the Turn of the Century to the 50s] (in Spanish). Diputación Provincial de Badajoz. p. 242. ISBN   9788477961345 . Retrieved 21 October 2018– via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 3 Aroca, J. L. (10 May 2008). "La Reina e Ibarra recibirán las medallas de Extremadura por los 25 años de autonomía" [The Queen and Ibarra Receive Medals of Extremadura for 25 Years of Autonomy]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Ramos, Laly (24 June 2008). "La Reina doña Sofía recibe la Medalla de Extremadura 'por ser amiga' de la región" [Queen Sofía Receives the Medal of Extremadura 'For Being a Friend' of the Region]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Acto en Mérida Hoy se impone la Medalla de Extremadura a Ibarra" [Act in Mérida: Today the Medal of Extremadura is Bestowed on Ibarra]. Hoy (in Spanish). 21 May 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "El Príncipe Felipe recibirá la Medalla de Extremadura" [Prince Felipe to Receive the Medal of Extremadura]. Hoy (in Spanish). EFE. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "El Príncipe recibirá el día 29 la Medalla de Extremadura" [The Prince to Receive the Medal of Extremadura on the 29th]. Hoy (in Spanish). Europa Press. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Decreto 44/2014" (PDF). Diario Oficial de Extremadura (in Spanish) (67): 10657–10659. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  9. 1 2 "La Junta retirará la medalla de Extremadura al exedil del PSOE tras la sentencia del 'caso Plasencia'" [The Government Will Withdraw the Medal of Extremadura from the Ex-Councilor of the PSOE After the Sentence in the 'Plasencia Case']. Hoy (in Spanish). EFE. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  10. ↑ Aroca, J. L. (31 July 2010). "Medalla regional para Juan de Dios Román y otras 8 personas y entidades" [Regional Medal for Juan de Dios Román and 8 Other Persons and Entities]. Hoy (in Spanish). Mérida. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "La Junta rebaja las medallas de Extremadura a la mitad" [The Government Downgrades the Medals of Extremadura by Half]. Hoy (in Spanish). Coria. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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  17. ↑ Morcillo, María Ángeles (1 August 2017). "El Orfeón Cacereño, el Santa Teresa o la cooperante Victoria López, Medallas de Extremadura". Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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