Gloria al Bravo Pueblo

"Gloria al Bravo Pueblo"

English: "Glory to the Brave People"
National anthem of  Venezuela
Also known as	La Marsellesa Venezolana (English: Venezuelan Marseillaise)
Lyrics	Vicente Salias, 1810
Music	Juan José Landaeta
Adopted	1881
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"Glory to the Brave People" is the national anthem of Venezuela. A President of Venezuela, Antonio Guzmán Blanco, made it the country's national anthem on May 25, 1881. A while before that, lyrics and music were made for it. The words of the song were written by a journalist named Vicente Salias in 1810, and the melody for his words was later composed by a musician named Juan José Landaeta. It is said, however, that the melody has been known since 1840 as "The Venezuelan Marseillaise", in reference the French national anthem.^[1][2]

Some recent investigations have suggested that the real author of the anthem was Andrés Bello, and not Salias, to whom it was originally credited, and the music was composed by another musician named Lino Gallardo.^[source?] However, this theory has yet to be proven, and lacks any real recognition among the general Venezuelan population, historians, or otherwise.

Venezuela also has a flag anthem, titled "Himno a la Bandera de Venezuela".^[3]

1. ↑ Efemérides: 25 de mayo de 1881, Himno Nacional de Venezuela^{[permanent dead link]}. Procuradoria General de la República.
2. ↑ Autores e inicios del Himno Nacional de Venezuela. Alcaldía del Municipio Urdaneta (Estado Lara).
3. ↑ https://lyricstranslate.com/es/himno-la-bandera-paean-flag.html