Order of Columbus
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| Order of Columbus Ordem do Colombo | |
|---|---|
| File:BR-Order of Columbus.jpg | |
| Awarded by the Government of Brazil | |
| Type | National order |
| Status | Abolished as a state order in 1891 |
| Grades | Grand Cross (Grã-cruz) Grand Officer (Dignitário) Officer (Oficial) Knight (Cavaleiro) |
| File:BRA Ordem do Colon.png Ribbon bar | |
The Order of Columbus (Brazilian Portuguese: Ordem de Colombo) was a short-lived Brazilian order of merit.[1] It was instituted on 6 June 1890, just two months after the abolition of all Imperial Brazilian Orders.
The first constitution of the Brazilian republic abolished the order of Columbus on 24 February 1891.[citation needed]
The Order consisted of:
- a Grandmaster,
- twelve real and twenty-four honorary grand-crosses,
- fifty dignitaries (Grand-officers),
- one-hundred and fifty officers, and an unlimited number of knights.
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