Ohtli Award

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.

Ana Recio Harvey receives the Ohtli Award in 2015.

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[13]

References
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  4. Barragan, James (2016). "Texas State President Denise Trauth honored with Ohtli award". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 23 July 2017 – via EBSCOhost.
  5. "Zacarias Honored by Mexican Government". Los Angeles Times. 2000-01-13. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
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  8. Degollado, Jessie (2017-07-07). "Local attorney awarded one of Mexican government's highest honors". KSAT. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  9. Myers, Ched; Colwell, Matthew (2012). Our God Is Undocumented: Biblical Faith and Immigrant Justice. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books. p. 191. ISBN 9781608331154.
  10. "Ideal CEO earns honor from Mexico". Crain's Detroit Business. 29 (12): 0028. 25 March 2013 – via EBSCOhost.
  11. 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.
  12. Robertson, Erin C. J. (2015-05-06). "Eva Longoria jets into D.C." The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  13. "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.
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