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Nicaragua. “ Nicaragua ” [1] or “ La patriótica ” [2] was the first national anthem of Nicaragua, premiered during a tertulia in Masaya in 1876 and adopted by the government of Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro in the same year. [3] : 7 [4] : 15 It was composed by José del Carmen Vega, with lyrics written by Fernando Álvarez.
Both the festival and dance are an Afro-Nicaraguan tradition which originated in Bluefields, Nicaragua in the 17th century. [3] Historically, combos played bongo drums made of tree trunks, washboard bass and even the jawbone of a donkey for percussion. Later calypso, soa or soul calypso and other influences were incorporated into the music.
1939–present. v. t. e. " Salve a ti, Nicaragua " ("Hail to thee, Nicaragua") is the national anthem of Nicaragua. It was approved October 20, 1939, and officially adopted August 25, 1971. The lyrics were written by Salomón Ibarra Mayorga, and it was composed by Ernesto o Anselmo Castinove, with arrangement by Luis A. Delgadillo.
Nicaragua, [b] officially the Republic of Nicaragua, [c] is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising 130,370 km 2 (50,340 sq mi). With a population of 6,850,540 as of 2021, it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and Honduras. Nicaragua is bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean ...
Afro-Nicaraguans are Nicaraguans of Sub-Saharan African descent. Five main distinct ethnic groups exist: The Creoles who descend from Anglo-Caribbean countries and many of whom still speak Nicaragua English Creole, the Miskito Sambus descendants of Spanish slaves and indigenous Central Americans who still speak Miskito and/or Miskito Coast Creole, the Garifunas descendants of Zambos (Caribs ...
Later on Pasos moved to Nicaragua to pursue a career in television. In 2001, she hosted her talk show Margarita te voy a contar. Her talk show originally aired on Nicaraguan television, on Canal 10, but it became syndicated and aired in the United States and the rest of Latin America.
External videos. Miss Grand Nicaragua 2021 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand Nicaragua beauty pageant, held at the Teatro Municipal José de la Cruz Mena in León, Nicaragua, on August 8, 2021. [1] Nine candidates from seven country's departments competed for the national titles, with Managua and the North Caribbean Coast each sending ...
Televicentro de Nicaragua, S.A. was founded in December 1965 by Octavio Sacasa Sarria and started broadcasting in March 1966. It was the third television channel in Nicaragua after Channel 6, owned by the Somoza family. Televicentro started broadcasting in colour in 1973. With the triumph of the Sandinista revolution in July 1979, Channel 2 ...