Order of San Carlos

The Order of San Carlos is a state order granted by Colombia. The order was founded 16 August 1954 to honor Colombian citizens and foreign civilians and military officers who have made outstanding contributions to the nation of Colombia, especially in the field of international relations.^[2]

Order of San Carlos Orden de San Carlos
Cross of the Order of San Carlos
Awarded by  Colombia
Awarded for	Exceptional service to Colombia
Status	Currently constituted
Grand Master	President of Colombia
Grand Chancellor	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Chancellor	Director of Protocol
Grades	Collar, Grand Cross with Gold Badge, Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer, Knight
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Boyaca[1]
Next (lower)	Medalla Servicios en "Guerra Internacional"[1]
Ribbon bar of the Order of San Carlos

Grades

• Collar (Collar)
• Grand Cross with Gold Badge (Gran Cruz con Placa de Oro)
• Grand Cross (Gran Cruz)
• Grand Officer (Gran Oficial)
• Commander (Comendador)
• Officer (Oficial)
• Knight (Caballero)

Ribbon bars of the Order of San Carlos
Grand Collar	Grand Cross/Grand Cross with Gold Badge	Grand Officer
Commander	Officer	Knight

Notable recipients

• Jean-Michel Blanquer
• Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
• Eusebio Leal Spengler^[3]
• Klaus Müller-Leiendecker
• Smurfit Kappa
• Gustavo Vasco Muñoz
• Engin Yürür
• Agustín Díaz de Mera
• Yu Takeuchi
• Cristián Samper^[4]
• Condoleezza Rice
• United States Southern Command^[5]
• Joybrato Mukherjee^[6]