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La Borinqueña " [b] [c] is the official anthem [4] of Puerto Rico. [ 5 ] After Puerto Rico became known as "The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" in 1952, [ 4 ] the first elected governor, Luis Muñoz Marín , signed law #2 of July 24, 1952, which made an altered version of the musical composition known as "La Borinqueña" its national anthem.
Fernández Juncos wrote the current lyrics to "La Borinqueña", which originally was a danza written by Francisco Ramírez in 1860 (sometimes credited to Félix Astol Artés in 1867). The original lyrics to the anthem, written by Lola Rodríguez de Tió in 1868, were deemed by the public as too subversive for public use.
Fèlix Astol i Artés (9 October 1813 – 21 January 1901) was a Spanish musician and composer from Catalonia best known for being the co-composer of "La Borinqueña", the national anthem of Puerto Rico. [1] [2]
La Borinqueña Description 1860s arrangement of "La Borinqueña", performed by the U.S. Navy Band.oga English: The original mid-19th century fast-tempo arrangement of "La Borinqueña", which later as a slower arrangement became the regional anthem of Puerto Rico .
Many danzas achieved island-wide popularity, including the piece "La Borinqueña", which is the national anthem of Puerto Rico. Like other Caribbean creole genres such as the Cuban danzón, the danzas featured the insistent ostinato called "cinquillo" (roughly, ONE-two-THREE-FOUR-five-SIX-SEVEN-eight, repeated).
State anthem: "Arizona March Song" Maurice Blumenthal: Margaret Rowe Clifford: 1919 [1] [18] ... "La Borinqueña" Félix Astol Artés: Manuel Fernández Juncos: 1977
In 1965, Rodríguez became the first Puerto Rican to sing the Puerto Rican national anthem, La Borinqueña, at a sporting event, celebrated at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, where fellow Puerto Rican José "Chegui" Torres won the World Light Heavyweight boxing title in a fight against Willie Pastrano which was televised coast to ...
La Borinqueña is the national anthem of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Two Spaniards, Félix Astol Artés and Manuel Fernández Juncos, wrote the official music (1867) and lyrics (1903) to the anthem. Astol Artés adapted the music of an earlier tune, "Bellísima Trigueña", while Fernández Juncos changed the lyrics to the piece in the ...