The Order of Bernardo O'Higgins () is an award issued by Chile. It is the highest civilian honor awarded to non-Chilean citizens. This award was established in 1965 and named after one of the founders of the Chilean state, the independentist general Bernardo O'Higgins, who was a leader of the struggle from 1810 to 1826 for independence of Spanish colonies which became Chile and Peru.
Grades
The order is made up of the following grades:
Knight Officer Commander Grand Officer Grand Cross Collar
KnightOfficerCommanderGrand OfficerGrand CrossCollar
Recipients Emilio Álvarez Montalván Margot Benacerraf Rafael Bielsa Maria Cavaco Silva Artur Chilingarov Jack Dutton Carlos Escudé Bob Fulton, John Keenan and Robert Somerville Rev. Charles Roy Harper Jr. (2010) Clark Hewett Galloway Stanisław Gebhardt Thomas Kerstiens Antonio López-Istúriz White Mike Medavoy Adam Michnik Alois Mock Robert Keating O'Neill Óscar Osorio Park Young-ju Ada Rogato Dorothy Olive Royce, (1951), for medical missionary service in Cholchol. William Rudolph Mercedes Sosa Héctor Valdez Albizu Stuart Van Dyke Oscar Von Kohorn Maxime Verhagen Max Westenhöfer
Grand Crosses Jan Peter Balkenende Xavier Barcons (2020) Maria Cavaco Silva Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland Piet de Jong Ridzwan Dzafir (1996) Tim Fischer Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (2002) Roberto Kozak (1992) Mohammed VI of Morocco Jan Pronk Christopher Reeve Queen Silvia of Sweden Sunao Sonoda Tunku Abdullah (1995) Tunku Naquiyuddin Simon Wiesenthal
See also Orders, decorations, and medals of Chile
References
Sources Robert Werlich: Orders and Decorations of all Nations – Ancient and Modern – Civil and Military. Washington 1990.