Order of Beneficence (Spain)
| Order of Beneficience | |
|---|---|
| Insignia of the Order | |
"To Charity" | |
| Type | Order of Chivalry |
| Description | To reward actions or services considered extraordinary performed in the course of public calamities. |
| Date | May 17, 1856 |
| Country | Spain |
| Status | Obsolete |
Order ribbon | |
The Civil Order of Beneficence was a Spanish civil distinction whose purpose was to reward actions or services considered extraordinary, carried out in the course of public calamities. It was created on May 17, 1856, during the reign of Isabella II. It was replaced by the Civil Order of Social Solidarity on April 17, 1989.