Ohtli Award
![Ana Recio Harvey receives the Ohtli Award in 2015.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Reconocimiento_Ohtli_a_Ana_Recio_Harvey.jpg/220px-Reconocimiento_Ohtli_a_Ana_Recio_Harvey.jpg)
The Ohtli Award or Reconocimiento Ohtli[1] is an honor the Mexican Government gives to Mexican citizens who work in the United States and other countries and who have given assistance to Mexican citizens or promoted their culture.
About[]
The Ohtli award is administered by the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs.[2] It is given once annually by individual consulates and consists of a medallion, silver rosette and a diploma.[3] The name of the award comes from the Nahuatl word which means "road" or "path."[4][5] The medal depicts an Aztec god cutting grass with a machete.[6] The symbolism of the name alludes to the idea of opening a path for others.[7] The first award was given out in 1996.[4] The award is one of the highest honors given to citizens living outside of Mexico.[8][9][10] The Ohtli Award recognizes individuals who have aided, empowered or positively affected the lives of Mexican nationals in the United States and other countries.[11][5][12][13]
Notable recipients[]
Notable recipients are :[13]
- Edward R. Roybal (1996)
- Carlos Truan (1996)
- Hector P. Garcia (1996)
- Gonzalo Barrientos (1996)
- (1997)
- Cruz Reynoso (1997)
- Ella Ochoa (1997)
- Dionicio Morales (1997)
- Mario G. Obledo (1997)
- Jaime Soto (1997)
- Nicolás Leoz (1997)
- Guadalupe Reyes (1998)
- Pete Rodriguez (1998)
- Dolores Huerta (1998)
- Burton E. Grossman (1998)
- (1999)
- Deborah V. Ortiz (1999)
- Filemon Vela Sr. (2000)
- Juliet V. Garcia (2000)
- Kika de la Garza (2000)
- Columba Bush (2000)
- Amanda Aguirre (2000)
- Joan Sebastian (2001)
- Cecilia Muñoz (2001)
- Enrique Moreno (2001)
- Carlos Cortez (2001)
- Raúl Héctor Castro (2001)
- Marco Antonio Firebaugh (2001)
- Richard Joel Noriega (2002)
- Rosa Ramirez Guerrero (2002)
- Blanca Vela (2002)
- Judith Valles (2003)
- Patricia Madrid (2003)
- Marco A. López Jr. (2003)
- Bob Menedez (2004)
- Nancy "Rusty" Barceló (2004)
- (2004)
- Ruben Barrales (2005)
- Blanca Alvarado (2005)
- (2004)
- Marylou Olivarez Mason (2005)
- (2006)
- Jared Polis (2006)
- Ed Pastor (2006)
- Ignacio E. Lozano, Jr. (2006)
- Buddy Garcia (2006)
- Pete Gallego (2006)
- Gerald Richard Barnes (2007)
- Alejandro Madrigal (2007)
- José Cisneros (2007)
- Patricia Torres-Ray (2008)
- Monica C. Lozano (2008)
- David Coss (2008)
- Eliseo Medina (2008)
- Janet Murguía (2009)
- Enrique Morones (2009)
- Gloria Molina (2009)
- Gil Cedillo (2009)
- Esperanza Andrade (2009)
- Jimmie V. Reyna (2009)
- Viola Casares (2009)
- Ben Hueso (2010)
- Rosa Rosales (2010)
- (2010)
- Antonio Villaraigosa (2010)
- Olga Talamante (2010)
- Hilda Solis (2010)
- Polly Baca (2010)
- Joaquin Avila (2011)
- Philip Brunelle (2011)
- Rafael Anchia (2011)
- Juan Carlos Escamilla (2011)
- Bill Richardson (2011)
- Sylvia Acevedo (2011)
- Edward James Olmos (2012)
- Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa (2012)
- Richard A. Tapia (2012)
- David J. Schmidly (2012)
- Mel Martínez (2012)
- Paddy Maloney (2012)
- Francisco G. Cigarroa (2012)
- Salud Carbajal (2012)
- Carlos Gutierrez (2012)
- Charlie Gonzalez (2012)
- Alexander Gonzalez (2012)
- José M. Hernández (2013)
- Lincoln Díaz-Balart (2013)
- Jesús "Chuy" García (2013)
- Henry Cisneros (2013)
- Alberto M. Carvalho (2013)
- Jonathan Rothschild (2014)
- Fernando Valenzuela (2014)
- Alma Flor Ada (2014)
- Denise Moreno Ducheny (2014)
- Hispanic Heritage Foundation (2014)
- Bismarck Lepe (2014)
- Antonio Olmos (2015)
- Spencer MacCallum (2015)
- Eva Longoria (2015)
- (2015)
- José Huizar (2015)
- Ana Recio Harvey (2015)
- Raúl Grijalva (2015)
- Maria Elena Durazo (2015)
- Suzy Castor (2015)
- Valentina Alazraki (2015)
- John D. Trasviña (2015)
- Hector Ruiz (2015)
- Gabriela Teissier (2016)
- Josefina Villamil Tinajero (2016)
- Carlos del Rio (2016)
- L. Whitney Clayton (2016)
- Julian Castro (2016)
- Teresa Alonso-Rasgado (2016)
- (2021)
- César López-Camacho (2021)
References[]
- ^ "Reconocimiento Ohtli". Consulado General de Mexico en Laredo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-23.
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- ^ Avalos, Alberto (14 May 2014). "HHF CEO Awarded Ohtli Award by Mex Government - Hispanic Heritage Foundation". Hispanic Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ a b Barragan, James (2016). "Texas State President Denise Trauth honored with Ohtli award". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 23 July 2017 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ a b "Zacarias Honored by Mexican Government". Los Angeles Times. 2000-01-13. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ "2017 Reconocimiento Ohtli a Gabriela Cortés". Punto Latino (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ "Government of Mexico Recognizes President Trauth with Ohtli Award". US Fed News Service. 29 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 27 July 2017 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Degollado, Jessie (2017-07-07). "Local attorney awarded one of Mexican government's highest honors". KSAT. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ Myers, Ched; Colwell, Matthew (2012). Our God Is Undocumented: Biblical Faith and Immigrant Justice. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books. p. 191. ISBN 9781608331154.
- ^ "Ideal CEO earns honor from Mexico". Crain's Detroit Business. 29 (12): 0028. 25 March 2013 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ Victoria, Anthony (22 September 2016). "Morales Honored with Ohtli Award, Mexicans Reflect". El Chicano Weekly. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 26 July 2017 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Robertson, Erin C. J. (2015-05-06). "Eva Longoria jets into D.C." The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ a b "Lista de glardonados" (PDF). Insituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
External links[]
- Official site (in Spanish)
- Mexican awards
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Mexico
- Awards established in 1996