What is Order of the Aztec Eagle?
{{Infobox order |title = Order of the Aztec Eagle |image = [[File:Placa_Orden_Aguila_Azteca_AEAcoll.jpg|250px]] |caption = The Order of the Aztec Eagle (Star) |awarded_by = {{flag|Mexico}} |type = [[Order (honour)|Order]] |motto = |day = |eligibility = |for = Services given to Mexico or to humankind |status = Currently awarded |grades = Grand Cross with Chain<br>Grand Cross, Special Class<br>Grand Cross<br>Commander<br>Officer<br>Award |former_grades = |date = 1933 |first_induction = |last_induction = |total = |recipients = |individual = |higher = |lower = |image2 = [[Image:MEX Order of the Aztec Eagle 5Class BAR.png|110px]] |caption2 = Ribbon of the Order of the Aztec Eagle }} The '''Order of the [[Aztec]] Eagle''' ({{lang-es|Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca}}) is a [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[Order (honour)|order]] and is the highest decoration awarded to foreigners in the country. It is the highest honor in [[Mexico]]. Recipients include [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], [[Elizabeth II]], [[Nelson Rockefeller]], [[Ted Kennedy]], [[Cesar Chavez]], [[Bill Gates]],[[Donald Winkelmann]] and [[Nelson Mandela]]. The order was created in 1933. ==History== It was created by [[decree]] on December 29, 1933 by [[President of Mexico|President]] [[Abelardo L. Rodríguez]] as a reward to the services given to Mexico or [[humankind]] by [[foreigners]]. It is similar to awards given to Mexican citizens such as the [[Condecoración Miguel Hidalgo]] or the [[Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor]]. It is given by the office of the [[Foreign minister of Mexico|foreign minister]] on the instructions of a Council established for this purpose headed by the [[President of Mexico|President]]. ==Notable recipients== ===Royalty=== {{Div col|30em}} *[[Haile Selassie I|Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia]]&nbsp;– Collar (1954) *[[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdo