Guadalupe V. de Haertling (born February 1, 1871) was a Honduran composer and pedagogue. Haertling was born in

Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa (, , ), formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( es, Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz'', is the capital and largest city ...

. Through her mother she was descended from

José Santos Guardiola José Santos Guardiola Bustillo (1 November 1816 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras – 11 January 1862 in Comayagua, Honduras) was a two-term President of Honduras from 17 February 1856 to 7 February 1860 and from 7 February 1860 to his death on 11 Janu ...

, a former president of Honduras. She studied in her native country, where her teachers included Laureano Campos. She served as an associated director of the Conservatorio Mariana Ugarte, and taught music at a variety of schools, both public and private, in her city of birth. Later she directed a school of piano in

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. She collaborated frequently with her husband,

Carlos Hartling Carlos Hartling (2 September 1869 – 13 August 1920) was a German-born composer from Honduras, who composed the music for the national anthem of Honduras, adopted as the country's national anthem in 1915. Born in Schlotheim, Schwarzburg-Rudol ...

. Haertling composed a handful of piano works, including

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s and

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. The year of her death is unknown.

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1871 births Year of death unknown Honduran composers 19th-century composers People from Tegucigalpa 19th-century women composers {{Honduras-bio-stub