Himno a Flores
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Himno a Flores ('Flores hymn') is the Departmental anthem[1] of Flores, (Flores Department) which is an Administrative Division of the country of Uruguay.
Cultural note
Uruguay is notable because aside from its national anthem, various of its departments have also adopted their own anthems in an effort to promote civic identity and responsibility.
Writer and composer
The words and music of the anthem are written by Danilo Pallares Echeverría.
Description
The hymn consists of three stanzas, two of eight lines and one of nine lines.
They describe and celebrate the 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 the Flores Department.
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