Order of Isabella the Catholic

Spanish civil order granted in recognition of services that benefit the country

The Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: Orden de Isabel la Católica) is a Spanish civil order in which membership is given to honor services that benefited the country.

Collar granted to Czech President Václav Havel

The Order was created on 14 March 1815 by King Ferdinand VII in honor of Queen Isabella I.[1][2]

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  1. Real y Americana Orden de Isabel la Católica
  2. "premiar la lealtad acrisolada a España y los méritos de ciudadanos españoles y extranjeros en bien de la Nación y muy especialmente en aquellos servicios excepcionales prestados en favor de la prosperidad de los territorios americanos y ultramarinos"