| Order of Rubén Darío | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by | |
| Established | 16 February 1951 |
| Country | |
| Awarded for | Art, literature, science and international relations. |
| Status | Active |
| Founder | Anastasio Somoza García |
| Grades | Collar, Grand Cross with Gold Star, Grand Cross with Silver Star, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer, Knight[1] |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of San Juan of Nicaragua |
| Next (lower) | Order of Miguel Larreynage |
The Order of Rubén Darío (Spanish: Orden de Rubén Darío) is a medal of honor in Nicaragua that was established on 16 February 1951. It is given to notable people who contributed to the world of art, literature, science and international relations.[2]
History
The Order of Rubén Darío was proposed by Anastasio Somoza García on 16 February 1951; named after Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío and given to notable people who contributed in the field of art, literature, science and international relations.[3]
Recipients

Julio Cortázar, Argentinian-French writer.[4]
Gregorio Selser, Argentinian journalist and writer.[5]
Aleida March, Cuban politician.[6]
Margot Honecker, East German politician.[7]
Florence Jaugey, French actress, movie director and producer.
Gregorio Marañón Moya, Spanish politician.
Raphael Girard, Swiss-Guatemalan ethnographer.[8]
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian writer[9]
Grace Kelly, American actress and the princess of Monaco.[10]
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.[11]
Rosario Aguilar, Nicaraguan writer.
Salvador Cardenal Argüello, Nicaraguan ethnomusicologist.
Camerata Bach, Nicaraguan music group.
June Beer, Afro-Nicaraguan poet, artist and writer.
Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet, politician and priest.
Jorge Isaac Carvallo, Nicaraguan musician.
Silvio Conrado, Nicaraguan economist.
José Coronel Urtecho, Nicaraguan writer.
María Gallo, Nicaraguan painter.
Claudia Gordillo, Nicaraguan photographer.
Rossana Lacayo, photographer, film director and screenwriter.
Víctor M. Leiva, Nicaraguan composer.
Irene López, Nicaraguan dancer and choreographer.[12]
Carlos Martínez Rivas, Nicaraguan poet.
Carlos Mejía Godoy, Nicaraguan composer.
Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy, Nicaraguan musician, composer and singer-songwriter.
Ernesto Mejía Sánchez, Nicaraguan writer.
Margarita Montealegre, Nicaraguan photojournalism.
Armando Morales, Nicaraguan painter.
Haydée Palacios Vivas, Nicaraguan dancer.
Róger Pérez de la Rocha, Nicaraguan painter.
Pierre Pierson, Nicaraguan writer.
Guillermo Rothschuh Tablada, Nicaraguan writer and professor.
Leoncio Sáenz, Nicaraguan painter.
Mauricio Herdocia Sacasa, Nicaraguan lawyer and diplomat
Fernando Silva Espinoza, Nicaraguan poet, novelist and painter
Felipe Urrutia, Nicaraguan musician and composer.
Camilo Zapata, Nicaraguan composer and singer-songwriter.
Raúl Sapena Pastor, Paraguayan lawyer and diplomat.
Yiye Ávila, Puerto Rican preacher and writer.
Manuel Fraga, Spanish politician.
José Utrera Molina, Spanish politician.
Pablo Martínez Téllez, Spanish composer.
Ramón Belauste, Spanish football player[13]
Jacqueline Cochran, American pilot and business executive.[14]
Francis Spellman, American catholic prelate.[15]
David Spencer, American evangelist.
Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan writer.
TeleSUR, TV channel.[16]
Tadatoshi Akiba, Japanese politician[17]
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian politician[18]
Arturo Corcuera, Peruvian poet[19]
María Teresa Sánchez, Nicaraguan poet[20]
Ana Ilce Gómez Ortega, Nicaraguan poet journalist.
Marta Palau Bosch, Spanish-Mexican artist[21]
Konrad Adenauer, German politician[22]
Edith Grøn, Danish-Nicaraguan sculptor[23]
References
- "ODM of Nicaragua: Order of Ruben Dario". medals.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- "ODM of Nicaragua: Order of Ruben Dario". www.medals.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- "Order of Ruben Darío, Grand Cross". Medalbook. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- "Imposición de la Orden Rubén Darío a Julio Cortázar - Archivo Mesoamericano". archivomesoamericano.org. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- "SELSER, Gregorio – | Diccionario Biográfico de las Izquierdas Latinoamericanas". diccionario.cedinci.org. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- "Sandinistas celebran divididos 29 aniversario". New York Daily News. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- "Muere Margot Honecker a los 89 años de edad « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile". radio.uchile.cl (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- "Raphael Girard | WikiSolver". wikisolver.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- "Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa speaks after receiving Nicaragua's highest cultural award, the Ruben Dario Cultural Order, during a ceremony in Managua, Nicaragua on Tuesday Jan. 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Ariel Leon Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- "ANNUAIRE OFFICIEL DE LA PRINCIPAUTÉ DE MONACO". cloud.gouv.mc. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- "ANNUAIRE OFFICIEL DE LA PRINCIPAUTÉ DE MONACO". cloud.gouv.mc. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- Redacción (13 August 2025). "Fallece Irene López, primera dama del folclore nicaragüense, a los 80 años". La Mesa Redonda (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- Bopp, John R. (7 August 2019). "Belaustegigoitia, the (oft-omitted) Basque nationalist who was recently awarded Nicaragua's highest honor, the Order of Rubén Darío". About Basque Country. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- "Medal, Order of Ruben Dario, Jacqueline Cochran | National Air and Space Museum". airandspace.si.edu. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- "The Catholic Transcript 27 August 1959 — The Catholic News Archive". www.thecatholicnewsarchive.org. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- "Nicaragua gives Rubén Darío Order of Cultural Independence to teleSUR". www.radiohc.cu. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- "President visited Nicaragua to attend the conference and received "the Cultural Order Rubén Darío" from the President of Nicaragua". Mayors for Peace. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- "Qaddafi's Man in Managua". Hudson Institute. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- "Orden Rubén Darío al poeta peruano Arturo Corcuera". El 19 Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- "Diccionario de escritores nicaraguenses". www.dariana.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- "Zaragoza".
- "Orden und Ehrenzeichen". www.konrad-adenauer.de (in German). Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.temasnicas.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
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External links
- "ODM of Nicaragua: Order of Ruben Dario". medals.org.uk.
- "Rubén Darío Papers 1882-1945 (bulk 1882-1915". azarchivesonline.org.
- "Categoría:Orden de la Independencia Cultural Rubén Darío". Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre.