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On 7 June 1897, the Congress of the Dominican Republic passed an act adopting "Himno Nacional" with the original music and revised lyrics as the country's official national anthem; however, then-President Ulises Heureaux (1846–1898) vetoed the act, because the lyric's author, Prud’Homme, was an opponent of the president and his ...
Emilio Prud'Homme y Maduro [1] (August 20, 1856 - July 21, 1932) was a Dominican lawyer, writer, and educator. Prud'Homme is known for having authored the lyrics of the Dominican national anthem.
Among the known poems, written by Juan Pablo Duarte in Santo Domingo, are Tristezas de la noche, Santana, Canto de guerra, Antifona, El Criollo, Desconsuelo, Suplica, Himno, La Cartera del proscribado, and four other poems without titles. In his romantic production, is the poem Romance, the theme of bitterness is evident. Remoteness portrays ...
Himno Nacional means National Anthem in Spanish. It may refer to: Himno Nacional Argentino; Himno Nacional de Bolivia; Himno Nacional de Chile; Himno Nacional de Costa Rica; Himno Nacional de El Salvador; Himno Nacional de Guatemala; Himno Nacional de Honduras; Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia; Himno nacional de Panamá; Himno ...
Trina de Moya wrote the Dominican version of Himno a la Madre , a popular Latin American hymn dedicated to mothers. [4] To mark the first official Mother's Day, Himno a la Madre premiered in a choir performance at the Church and Convent of the Dominicans [ es ] in Santo Domingo on 30 May 1926, with accompanying music composed by Father Manuel ...
Some of the Dominican Republic's important symbols are the flag, the coat of arms, and the national anthem, titled Himno Nacional. The flag has a large white cross that divides it into four quarters. Two quarters are red and two are blue. Red represents the blood shed by the liberators. Blue expresses God's protection over the nation.
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez (9 March 1817 – 4 July 1861) was a Dominican revolutionary, politician, and former president of the Dominican Republic.He is considered by Dominicans as the second prominent leader of the Dominican War of Independence, after Juan Pablo Duarte and before Matías Ramón Mella.
Salomé Ureña Díaz de Henríquez (October 21, 1850 – March 6, 1897) was a Dominican poet and teacher, being one of the central figures of 19th-century lyrical poetry and advocator for women's education in the Dominican Republic, influenced by the positivist schools and the normal education of Eugenio María de Hostos, of whom she was an advantaged student.