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English: Hail, Oh Fatherland! " ¡Salve, Oh Patria! " (English: "Hail, Oh Fatherland!") is the national anthem of Ecuador. The lyrics were written in 1865 by poet Juan León Mera, under request of the Ecuadorian Senate; the music was composed by Antonio Neumane. However, it was not officially adopted by the Congress until September 29, 1948.
There is some controversy about which of the versions is the first printed book in Spanish Philippines, with some scholars believing the first to be the Chinese-language version titled Doctrina Christiana en letra y lengua China, compuesta por los padres ministros de los Sangleyes, de la Orden de Sancto Domingo.
NYC, 2011. Rita Indiana y los Misterios is an alternative merengue band based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The band is led by the vocalist Rita Indiana. Since late 2008 the band enjoyed great popularity for creating music using the sounds of traditional merengue and incorporating tastes of alternative rock and electronic music.
Chant Noël: Chants for the Holiday Season. (1994) Chant is a compilation album of Gregorian chant, performed by the Benedictine monks of Santo Domingo de Silos in Spain. The performances were recorded perhaps as early as the 1970s, either in the province of Burgos or in Madrid, the Spanish capital. [1] The music did not sell significantly ...
Religion by country. The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor, Santo Domingo, the oldest cathedral in the Americas, built 1512–1540. Christianity is the most widely professed religion in the Dominican Republic. Historically, Catholicism dominated the religious practices of the country, and as the official religion of the state it receives ...
Our list includes some of the decade's top artists (like Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Whitney Houston, and Stevie Wonder), along with some iconic hitmakers you probably haven't thought ...
Will Dunham. August 15, 2024 at 3:18 PM. By Will Dunham. (Reuters) - Peter Marshall, the cheery actor, singer and nightclub comedian who became one of America's best-known game show hosts on the ...
The " National Anthem of the Republic of Colombia " (Spanish: Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia, pronounced [ˌimno nasjoˈnal de la reˌpuβlika ðe koˈlombja]) is the official name of the national anthem of Colombia. It was originally written as a poem in 1850 by future President Rafael Núñez as an ode to celebrate the ...