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Orden de las Palmas Magisteriales
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The Order of Magisterial Palms [Orden de las Palmas Magisteriales] is a distinction awarded by the Peruvian State through the Ministry of Education to recognized teachers or intellectuals who have contributed to the progress of education, science, culture, and technology in Peru.
The Order was established in 1949 during the government of President Manuel A. Odría under Decree Law No. 11192.
Article 1 of Supreme Decree No. 0072005-ED states:
People who receive the Order must be nominated annually by public or private institutions connected with education, science, and culture to the Qualifying Committees of the Regional Directorates of Education.
This award is conferred by the Minister of Education in the presence of the deputy ministers and other members of the Order.
Translated from the Spanish Wikipedia (article), under CC BY-SA 4.0.