Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Orden de Vasco Núñez de Balboa

TypeOrderCountryPanamaGran MaestrePresident of PanamaGran CancillerMinister of Foreign AffairsPrecedenceNext (higher)Order of Manuel Amador GuerreroNext (lower)Order of the Gray Falcon

Ribbon of the order

The Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa is an order of Panama, instituted on 1 July 1941 (Ley No. 94 de 1 de julio de 1941). It is awarded for distinguished diplomatic services and contributions to international relations between Panama and other states.

It is named after the Spanish conquistador, Vasco Núñez de Balboa.

Ranks

There are 5 ranks in the order:

Extraordinary Grand Cross (Gran Cruz Extraordinaria)
Grand Cross (Gran Cruz)
Grand Officer (Gran Oficial)
Commander (Comendador)
Knight (Caballero)

Insignia

The ribbon is purple with a yellow central stripe.

Ribbon bars
Extraordinary Grand Cross	Grand Cross	Grand Officer	Commander	Knight

Notable recipients

Extraordinary Grand Crosses
- Juan Carlos I of Spain
- Óscar Osorio
Grand Crosses
- Albert II, Prince of Monaco
- Miguel Alemán Velasco
- Henry H. Arnold
- Cristian Barros
- Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
- Andrés Carrascosa Coso (2017)^[1]
- Jimmy Carter
- Jacques Diouf
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Felipe VI of Spain
- Guillermo Fernández de Soto
- William Halsey Jr.
- Kenneth I. Juster
- Queen Letizia of Spain
- Marc Ouellet
- Harry Radhakishun
- Queen Sofía of Spain
Grand Officers
Commanders
- José Arce
- Tomasa Ester Casís^[2]
- Hector P. Garcia
- Allan L. Goldstein
- Edward Hanson
- Ernest King
- Gladys de la Lastra
- Flor María Araúz
- María Olimpia de Obaldía
- Thomas W. Stukel
- Col. William André Wedemeyer
Knights
- Alicia Alonso
- Bernardo Benes
- Ruth Fernández
- Samuel Lewis Galindo
- Sigfrido A. Muller Espino
- Carlos Morales Troncoso
- Ernest TC-Singh

References

^ "Gobierno condecora a Nuncio Apostólico Carrascosa Coso" [Government decorates Apostolic Nuncio Carrascosa Coso]. Panama 24 Horas (in Spanish). 7 December 2017.
^ Alvarado, Angela; Marco, Yolanda, eds. (1996). "Tomasita Ester Casís". Mujeres que cambiaron nuestra historia [Women Who Changed Our History]. Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (in Spanish). Panamá: Instituto de la Mujer, Universidad de Panamá. pp. 53–54. OCLC 37620299.