Order of Cisneros

Order of Cisneros
Awarded by the Spanish State
TypeState order
Established8 March 1944
StatusDormant
FounderFrancisco Franco
Grand MasterKing Felipe VI
ChancellorFélix Bolaños
Classes8
Statistics
First induction1944
Last inductionSeptember 1977
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Merit of the National Plan Against Drugs
Next (lower)Royal Order of Civil Recognition to the Victims of Terrorism

Ribbon of the order

The Order of Cisneros (Spanish: Orden de Cisneros) is a state order of Spain created in 1944. It is named after Cardinal Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros. Primarily bestowed during the Francoist dictatorship and currently dormant, it rewarded political merit.