Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise

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Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio
Grand Cross Sash and Star of the Order
Awarded by the Spanish Monarch
Type	Civil Order
Established	1902; 122 years ago (1902)
Royal house	House of Bourbon-Spain
Awarded for	Recognition of activities in the fields of education, science, culture, higher education and research.
Status	Currently Constituted
Grand Master	King Felipe VI
Grand Chancellor	Pilar Alegría, Minister of Education
Grades	Collar Grand-Cross Commander with Plaque Commander Cross
Former grades	Lazo Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Civil Merit
Next (lower)	Order of the Cross of St. Raymond of Peñafort[1]
– The Ribbons of the Order

The Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (Spanish: Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio) is a Spanish civil order established in 1939, recognising activities in the fields of education, science, culture, higher education and research.

The order was created on 23 May 1902 by Royal decree as the Order of Alfonso XII. In 1988 the order was reformed and given its current name. The main innovation of the 1988 reform was to discontinue the previous award's practice of distinguishing male and female achievements, thereby eliminating explicit sexual discrimination.