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t. e. The " Himno Nacional de Uruguay " (English: "National Anthem of Uruguay"), also known by its incipit " Orientales, la Patria o la Tumba " (English: "Easterners,[a] the Country or the Tomb"), [1] is the longest national anthem in terms of duration with 105 bars of music. [2] When performed in its entirety, the anthem lasts about four-and-a ...
Uruguay (/ ˈjʊərəɡwaɪ / ⓘ [ 11 ]YOOR-ə-gwy, Spanish: [uɾuˈɣwaj] ⓘ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the ...
Flag of Uruguay. Four horizontal stripes of blue with the upper hoist-side corner bearing the Sun of May in the centre over a white canvas. The national flag of Uruguay (bandera nacional de Uruguay), officially known as the National Pavilion (Pabellón Nacional), is one of the three official flags of Uruguay along with the flag of Artigas and ...
History of Uruguay. The history of Uruguay comprises different periods: the pre-Columbian time or early history (up to the 16th century), the Colonial Period (1516–1811), the Period of Nation-Building (1811–1830), and the history of Uruguay as an independent country (1830–present). Written history began with the arrival of Spanish ...
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
Orders, decorations, and medals of Uruguay (3 C, 1 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Uruguay" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Montevideo, Uruguay. Nationality. Uruguayan. Occupation (s) Writer, poet. Francisco Esteban Acuña de Figueroa (September 3, 1791 – October 6, 1862) was a Uruguayan poet and writer. He was born in Montevideo, on September 3, 1791 and died on October 6, 1862. He was the son of the Treasurer of the Royal Treasury, Jacinto Acuña de Figueroa.
Country singer Ingrid Andress has gone viral for her widely panned performance of the national anthem at the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby at the Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. On Monday night ...