Himno a Flores
Encyclopedia
Himno a Flores is the Departmental anthem , designated by the Uruguayan
Flores Department
.
is notable for the fact that, as well as its national anthem
, various of its departments have also adopted their own anthems in an effort to promote civic identity and responsibility.
They describe and celebrate Flores Department's beauty and the achievements of its people. These are linked to the patriotic values of the Uruguayan
nation
.
Beyond Uruguay, universal values of humanity are evoked as being encapsulated in Flores Department.
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
Flores Department
Flores Department
-History and cultural heritage:The department, created by President Máximo Santos, is named after the former Colorado Party leader, Venancio Flores, who was born in Trinidad in the nineteenth century.The department has many sites of prehistoric rock art...
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Cultural note
UruguayUruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
is notable for the fact that, as well as its national anthem
National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
, various of its departments have also adopted their own anthems in an effort to promote civic identity and responsibility.
Description
The hymn consists of three stanzas, two of eight lines and one of 9 lines.They describe and celebrate Flores Department's beauty and the achievements of its people. These are linked to the patriotic values of the Uruguayan
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
nation
Nation
A nation may refer to a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, and/or history. In this definition, a nation has no physical borders. However, it can also refer to people who share a common territory and government irrespective of their ethnic make-up...
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Beyond Uruguay, universal values of humanity are evoked as being encapsulated in Flores Department.