Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
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The Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit is one of Spain’s highest civilian honors, awarded in recognition of outstanding services rendered to the state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1746357 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit Context triple: [Juan Antonio Samaranch, awardReceived, Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit]
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A.
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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B.
Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
The Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown is one of Luxembourg’s highest orders of merit, awarded for distinguished civil or military service.
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C.
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
The Grand Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest and most prestigious grade of Germany’s Iron Cross military decoration, reserved for exceptional strategic or command achievements in wartime.
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D.
Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword
The Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword is Portugal’s highest military honor, awarded for exceptional acts of heroism, leadership, or service to the nation.
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E.
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
The Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur is the highest and most prestigious rank of France’s national order of merit, the Légion d'honneur.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit Target entity description: The Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit is one of Spain’s highest civilian honors, awarded in recognition of outstanding services rendered to the state.
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A.
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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B.
Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
The Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown is one of Luxembourg’s highest orders of merit, awarded for distinguished civil or military service.
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C.
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
The Grand Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest and most prestigious grade of Germany’s Iron Cross military decoration, reserved for exceptional strategic or command achievements in wartime.
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D.
Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword
The Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword is Portugal’s highest military honor, awarded for exceptional acts of heroism, leadership, or service to the nation.
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E.
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
The Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur is the highest and most prestigious rank of France’s national order of merit, the Légion d'honneur.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civilian state decoration
ⓘ
grade of order of merit ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Spanish honours system ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
King of Spain
ⓘ
Spanish government ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
meritorious civil service to Spain
ⓘ
services of an extraordinary nature to the Spanish state ⓘ |
| conferredBy | royal decree ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Spanish citizens
ⓘ
foreign nationals ⓘ |
| field |
civil service
ⓘ
public service ⓘ |
| gradeOf | highest grades of the Order of Civil Merit ⓘ |
| hasAwardingBody |
Spanish Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish monarchy
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| hasInsigniaType |
sash with badge
ⓘ
star ⓘ |
| hasOrder | Order of Civil Merit ⓘ |
| hasRecipientType | individual persons ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Spanish orders, decorations and medals ⓘ |
| honourCategory | civilian honour ⓘ |
| isGradeWithin | Order of Civil Merit ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| officialNameInSpanish | Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil ⓘ |
| partOf | Order of Civil Merit ⓘ |
| purpose | recognition of outstanding services rendered to the Spanish state ⓘ |
| rank | one of the highest civilian honors in Spain ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbolizes | recognition by the Spanish state ⓘ |
| typeOfAward | civil order of merit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit Description of subject: The Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit is one of Spain’s highest civilian honors, awarded in recognition of outstanding services rendered to the state.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.