| Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio | |
| Awarded By: | the Spanish Monarch |
| Type: | Civil Order |
| For: | Recognition of activities in the fields of education, science, culture, higher education and research. |
| Status: | Currently Constituted |
| Head Title: | Grand Master |
| Head: | King Felipe VI |
| Head2 Title: | Grand Chancellor |
| Head2: | Pilar Alegría, Minister of Education |
| Grades: | Collar Grand-Cross Commander with Plaque Commander Cross |
| Former Grades: | Lazo Medal |
| Date: | 23 May 1902 Reformed 1988 |
| House: | House of Bourbon-Spain |
| Higher: | Order of Civil Merit |
| Lower: | Order of the Cross of St. Raymond of Peñafort[1] |
The Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (Spanish; Castilian: 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.
The Civil order of Alfonso X, the Wise is divided into the following grades:
Organizations and other legal entities may be honored with the following: