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Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera
National anthem of Costa Rica
Key facts
- Also known as
- Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera (English: Noble fatherland, your beautiful flag)
- Lyrics
- José María Zeledón Brenes , 1903
- Music
- Manuel María Gutiérrez Flores
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- Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera
- last line
- ¡Vivan siempre el trabajo y la paz!
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- National Anthems of Costa Rica
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The National Anthem of the Republic of Costa Rica (Spanish: Himno Nacional de la República de Costa Rica), also known by its incipit as "Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera" ("Noble Fatherland, Your Beautiful Flag"), was first adopted in 1852. Its music was composed by Manuel María Gutiérrez Flores, who dedicated the score to French adventurer Gabriel-Pierre Lafond de Lurcy [fr]. The music was created to receive delegates from the United Kingdom and the United States that year for the Webster-Crampton Treaty. It was the first Central American national anthem.
The anthem has had several lyrics; the current lyrics were written for a contest held in 1903 by the government of Ascensión Esquivel Ibarra to give the anthem lyrics that reflected the idea of being Costa Rican. The contest was won by José María Zeledón Brenes.