Clemente Aguirre
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Clemente Aguirre was a Mexican
composer and music instructor in Guadalajara, Jalisco
, during the 19th century. His father died when he was a child, leaving his family in poverty. Nonetheless, when he was 11, he was accepted to study music with Professor Jesús González Rubio
, composer of the well-known Jarabe tapatío
("Mexican Hat Dance").
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
composer and music instructor in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
, during the 19th century. His father died when he was a child, leaving his family in poverty. Nonetheless, when he was 11, he was accepted to study music with Professor Jesús González Rubio
Jesús González Rubio
Jesús González Rubio was a professor of music in Guadalajara, Mexico who is best known for having composed the Jarabe Tapatío, also known in the United States as the "Mexican Hat Dance"....
, composer of the well-known Jarabe tapatío
Jarabe tapatío
The Jarabe Tapatío dance in its standardized form was first choreographed by the Mexican, in the early twentieth century to celebrate a government-sponsored fiesta that commemorated the successful end of the Mexican Revolution....
("Mexican Hat Dance").