Barcelona Medals of Honour 2025

As ever, and every year since 1997, the City Council gives some of its most special awards: the City Medals of Honour. They recognise the exemplary trajectories of individuals and organisations and their contribution to the city’s civic values.

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Medals for projecting the city, proposed by municipal groups

  • Fermí Puig (posthumously): recognising his work for Catalan cuisine, its dignification as living cultural heritage, and his educational spirit, always characterised by his great generosity.
  • Òscar Muñoz (posthumously): for his legacy in the world of journalism, as a role model for good practice and his valuable contribution to local information, consolidating it as an essential space for the media.
  • Rafel Jordana: for his trajectory at the head of the Bodega d’en Rafel, representing an outstanding contribution to Barcelona’s social, cultural and gastronomic heritage, specifically in the neighbourhood of Sant Antoni.
  • Montserrat Úbeda (posthumously): for her proactive work at the head of the Ona bookshop and her tireless defence of books, the Catalan language and books as spaces of culture, knowledge and identity.
  • Community of Poor Clare nuns at the Monestir de Santa Maria de Pedralbes: for their contribution to the city of Barcelona of nearly 700 years, as a spiritual cornerstone of the monastery.

Medals proposed by the district councils

Ciutat Vella

  • Escola Vedruna Àngels, on its 150th anniversary, for its social, historical and educational commitment to the neighbourhood of El Raval.
  • Maite Roca, a key figure in the social and cultural community of El Raval, for her life trajectory committed to the community, historical memory and participatory traditional culture.

L’Eixample

  • Pepa Serra, for her contribution to local participation, particularly in children’s well-being initiatives and the defence of women’s rights.
  • Esbart Gaudí, on their 75th anniversary, for their devotion to regaining and promoting traditional Catalan folkloric dance.

Sants-Montjuïc

  • Diego García, for his commitment to the community in the neighbourhood of La Marina and his devotion to social cohesion.
  • Associació de Veïns Badal-Brasil-Bordeta, for their trajectory in local struggle, the recovery of neighbourhood heritage and communal uses.

Les Corts

  • ADECO Catalunya, for their work in favour of people at risk of exclusion, children and families, as a leading organisation in social action.
  • Grup Mou-te Les Corts, for their promotion of women’s physical and emotional health through movement and community activity.

Sarrià – Sant Gervasi

  • Jose Luis Lorente, for his trajectory in the local struggle for the development of facilities in the mountain neighbourhoods, particularly El Rectoret.
  • Associació Veïnal Sant Gervasi – la Bonanova, on their 50th anniversary, for their work to improve conditions and coexistence for local people.

Gràcia

  • Club Bàsquet Coll, for their exemplary trajectory and commitment to civic values and the communal development of the neighbourhood of El Coll.
  • Elvira Altés, a role model in communication, teaching and research, with a firm commitment to the defence of women’s rights.

Horta-Guinardó

  • Xarxa de Dones Cosidores, for their comprehensive work in favour of women, through a community and labour insertion space.
  • Antonio Novalbos, for his contribution to public participation in the neighbourhood of El Carmel, particularly in favour of people with disabilities.

Nou Barris

  • Sandor Martín, for his career as a boxer, characterised by effort and self-improvement, which has projected the name of Nou Barris internationally.
  • Alberto Vila, for his work at the Institut Tecnològic de Barcelona, promoting vocational training and bringing technology to the neighbourhoods, particularly Trinitat Nova.

Sant Andreu

  • Centre d’Estudis Ignasi Iglésias, for being a cornerstone of the district’s historical memory and identity.
  • Antònia Luengo, for her trajectory in contemporary music and for affirming women’s role in this sphere.

Sant Martí

  • Mercedes Alvira, for her commitment to social and community work, contributing to a more egalitarian and cohesive city.
  • Comissió Memòria i Gènere, for their work giving visibility to historical memory and women in public space.

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