Order of May

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Order of May
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Type Order
Presented by Argentina
EligibilityForeigners [1]
StatusCurrently awarded
Established17 December 1957 [1]
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of the Liberator General San Martín
Next (lower) Cross of Heroic Valour in Combat

The Order of May (Spanish : Orden de Mayo) is an order of merit and one of the highest decorations in Argentina. The order is named after the May Revolution which led to the birth of the Republic of Argentina. It was founded as the Order of Merit by Decree No. 8506/46 of 1946, and revised to its current form on 17 December 1957. [1] [2]

Contents

History

The Order of May was created as an Order of Merit by Decree No. 8506/46, 1946. In 1957, the rules of the order were modified and the Order of Merit was renamed the Order of May by Decree No. 16,629. The order was further divided into the categories of Merit, Military Merit, Naval Merit, and Aeronautical Merit. [2]

In 1958, the regulation was further amended and the Collar of (Civil) Merit category (the highest in the order at that time) was abolished, and it is currently only awarded as part of the Military Merit grade. [3]

Order Chapter

The Order is in controlled by a Council made up of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Worship and Defense, which is chaired by the Grand Master of the Order, the President of the Nation, the first of the aforementioned ministers being the Grand Chancellor of the Order. The Grand Master is the one who confers the decoration. The headquarters of the Order is the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship. There is a Secretary General and a Secretary of Records, positions that will be carried out by the Introducer of Ambassadors and by the Government Notary, respectively.

Grades

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Grand Cross set of insignia.
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Set of the Grand Cross.

Since the Decree of 1958, it can be awarded to both Argentines and foreigners. It has various ranks (from highest to lowest order): [4] [5]

The Ranks are:

Grand Cross (Gran Cruz)

Those awarded the Grand Cross will wear the sash from right to left, from which the Order's insignia hangs, as well as a plaque to be worn on the left side of the chest. It is awarded to Vice Presidents, Presidents of Branches, Ministers of the Executive Branch, Ministers of the Supreme Court, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors, Commanders in Chief, Lieutenant Generals, Admirals, Brigadier Generals, President of National Assemblies and other officials of equivalent status.

Grand Officer (Gran Oficial)

Those distinguished with the position of Grand Official will wear the plaque on the left side of the chest. It is awarded to Members of Legislative Assemblies, Extraordinary Envoys and Plenipotentiary Ministers, Counseling Ministers, Division and Brigadier Generals, Vice Admirals and Rear Admirals, Major Generals and Brigadier Generals, and other officials of equivalent status.

Commander (Comendador)

Commanders wear the medal hanging from a ribbon attached to the neck. It is awarded to Charges d'Affaires, General Counselors and Consuls, Colonels and Lieutenant Colonels, Ship and Frigate Captains, Commodores and Vice Commodores and other officials of equivalent status.

Officer (Oficial)

Officials of the Order wear the medal hanging from a ribbon on the left side of the chest. It is awarded to Secretaries and Consuls, Army Majors and Captains, Lieutenant Commanders and Navy Lieutenants, Aeronautical Commanders and Captains and other officials of equivalent status.

Knight (Caballero)

Knights wear the medal hanging from a ribbon on the left side of the chest. It is awarded to Attachés and Vice Consuls, Officers of the Armed Forces of grades lower than those previously mentioned, and other officials of equivalent status.

Certification

The various grades of the Order, from Grand Cross to Knight, will be certified by a Diploma that will be signed by the Grand Master of the Order and endorsed by the Minister who proposed the award. The Secretary General will be in charge of preparing the corresponding diplomas. The Diploma will be delivered to the beneficiary with the corresponding insignia and a copy containing the Law and Regulations.

The decoration can be received more than once; for example, Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet [6] was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of May twice, it was awarded once to Juan Perón and once to Carlos Menem, in the categories of Military Merit and Merit respectively.

Regalia

Ribbon bars of the Order of May
Knight
Caballero		Officer
Oficial		Commander
Comendador		Grand Officer
Gran Oficial		Grand Cross
Gran Cruz		Collar [lower-alpha 21]
Collar
Military Merit
ARG Order of May - Knight BAR.svg
ARG Order of May - Officer BAR.svg
ARG Order of May - Commander BAR.svg
ARG Order of May - Grand Officer BAR.svg
ARG Order of May - Grand Cross BAR.svg
ARG Order of May - Grand Cross BAR.svg
Naval Merit
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Aeronautical Merit
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Order of Aeronautical Merit - Officer (Argentina) - ribbon bar.gif
Order of Aeronautical Merit - Commander (Argentina) - ribbon bar.gif
Order of Aeronautical Merit - Grand Officer (Argentina) - ribbon bar.gif
Order of Aeronautical Merit - Grand Cross (Argentina) - ribbon bar.gif
Noribbon.svg
Merit (Civil order)
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Notable Recipients

Grand Crosses

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Militar) - Gran Cruz
  2. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Naval) - Gran Cruz
  3. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Aeronáutico) - Gran Cruz
  4. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito) - Gran Cruz
  5. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Militar) - Gran Oficial
  6. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Naval) - Gran Oficial
  7. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Aeronáutico) - Gran Oficial
  8. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito) - Gran Oficial
  9. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Militar) - Comendador
  10. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Naval) - Comendador
  11. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Aeronáutico) - Comendador
  12. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito) - Comendador
  13. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Militar) - Oficial
  14. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Naval) - Oficial
  15. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Aeronáutico) - Oficial
  16. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito) - Oficial
  17. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Militar) - Caballero
  18. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Naval) - Caballero
  19. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito Aeronáutico) - Caballero
  20. ↑ Spanish: Orden de Mayo (Al Mérito) - Caballero
  21. ↑ The grade Collar (Spanish: Collar) was abolished in 1958.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "ODM of Argentina: Order of May". Medals.org.uk. 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  2. 1 2 "DECRETO N° 16.629" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. 17 December 1957. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "DECRETO N° 4.487" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. 10 April 1958.
  4. ↑ "Modificación de la reglamentación" [Modification of the regulations] (in Spanish).
  5. ↑ "Reglamentacion de la "Orden de Mayo"" [Regulation of the "Order of May"] (in Spanish).
  6. ↑ Rodríguez, Jesús. "Pinochet y el lado oscuro de la Argentina" [Pinochet and the dark side of Argentina] (in Spanish).
  7. ↑ Bisset, Mac (December 2012). "OLD DIOCESANS UNION" (PDF). OD Union. Vol. 141. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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