Saint George Cross

Creu de Sant Jordi (Saint George Cross, Patron of Catalonia), is the highest distinction granted by Generalitat de Catalunya (Autonomous Government of Barcelona) and it rewards the people and/or entities that have differed in their collaboration in the diffusion and promotion of the Catalan language and culture or in their exterior projection, especially in the field of culture and sport.

It has annual character and the awards are delivered by the autonomic President of the Government in a ceremony that is appointment in the MNAC.

Previous winners:
Lluís Llach (1981), Lluís Bonet i Garí, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Modest Cuixart, Josep Maria Flotats, Frederic Marès (1982), Ateneu Barcelonès, Josep Guinovart, Miquel Martí i Pol, Tete Montoliu, Albert Ràfols Casamada, Joan-Josep Tharrats, Abadía de Montserrat, Centre Excursionista de Catalunya, Foment de les Arts Decoratives (1983), Maria del Mar Bonet, Orfeó Català, Oriol Martorell (1984), José Agustín Goytisolo, Joan Hernández Pijuan, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1985), Escola Eina (1987), José Manuel Lara Hernández (1988), Ernest Dethorey i Camps(1989), Xavier Cugat, Institut del Teatre (1990), Oriol Bohigas, Federico Correa i Ruiz, Institut Francès de Barcelona (1991), Francesc Català Roca, Xavier Corberó, Institut d'Estudis Nord-americans, Futbol Club Barcelona (1992), Ricardo Bofill, Miquel Milà i Sagnier, André Ricard, (1993), Santiago Calatrava (1994), Els Comediants, Dagoll Dagom (1996), Xavier Miserachs, Maria Girona (1998), Carles Santos, José Luis Ortega Monasterio, Oriol Bohigas, Rafael Moneo (1999), RCD Espanyol (2000), La Locomotora negra (2002), Taller de Músics (2003), Albert Boadella (2004, rejected the prize), Joan Colom, Oriol Maspons, Javier Godó Muntañola (2006).