Argentine National Anthem

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The Argentine National Anthem (Spanish: Himno Nacional Argentino, lit. 'Argentine national hymn') was first adopted as the sole official song of the new de facto state led by Buenos Aires on 11 May 1813—three years after the May Revolution. The Buenos Aires-born politician Vicente López y Planes wrote the lyrics and the Catalan musician Blas Parera wrote the music. Since the year of the Revolution (1810), Buenos Aires poets and musicians created a number of patriotic or national songs. However, they were not generally adopted, and felt into oblivion. A song commissioned in 1813, instead, became popular through the Argentine territory and beyond. After several revisions, this piece became the Argentine National Anthem. Since the late 19th century, only the first and last verses and the chorus of the 1813 "Patriotic March" are sung, omitting the emotional text about the struggle for independence from Spain. 11 May is celebrated in Argentina as the Argentine National Anthem Day (Día del Himno...

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