Ambassador José Ignacio Korzeniak, Ambassador of Uruguay in Lisbon, was decorated by the Government of Mexico with the Order of the Aztec Eagle.
On October 1st, the Ambassador of Mexico, Benito Andión, distinguished his Uruguayan counterpart with the highest decoration given to foreigners by Mexico, in a ceremony attended by the President of IPDAL, Paulo Neves.
The Order of the Aztec Eagle was created in 1932 by President Abelardo Rodríguez Luhán, as an award for humanitarian services. This decoration is awarded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, following instructions from the Council – existing for this purpose – led by the President of the Republic.
The Order of the Aztec Eagle has already been awarded to personalities such as Presidents Nelson Mandela, of South Africa, Lula da Silva, of Brazil, Eisenhower and Bill Gates, of the United States, and the Nobel Prize winner for literature Mario Vargas Llosa.
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AMBASSADOR OF URUGUAY AWARDED BY THE ORDEN OF THE ÁGUILA AZTECA
El Ambassador José Ignacio Korzeniak, Ambassador of Uruguay in Lisbon, was decorated by the Government of Mexico with the Orden del Águila Azteca.
Last October 1st, the Ambassador of Mexico, Benito Andion, distinguished his Uruguayan counterpart with the highest distinction given to foreigners in Mexico, in a ceremony attended by the President of IPDAL, Paulo Neves.
The Orden del Águila Azteca was created in 1932 by President Abelardo Rodríguez Luhán, as a tribute for humanitarian services.
The distinction is given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, by appointment of the Council – existing for this purpose – headed by the President of the Republic.
The Orden del Águila Azteca has been awarded to personalities such as Presidents Nelson Mandela, of South Africa, Lula da Silva, of Brazil, Eisenhower and Bill Gates, of the United States of America, and Nobel Prize winner for Literature Mario Vargas Llosa.