The Anthem to Chiapas ( es, Himno a Chiapas) is the name of the anthem of the
Mexican
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** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
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state of
Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...
. Was officially adopted on December 8, 1913. The lyrics of the state anthem were composed by José Emilio Grajales and the music composed by Miguel Lara Vasallo.
On the proposal of General Bernardo A. Z. Palafox,
interim Governor of the State of Chiapas and Chairman of the Organising Board of Guadalupe Fair in
Tuxtla Gutierrez Tuxtla may refer to:
;Cities and towns
*Tuxtla Gutiérrez, capital of the Mexican state of Chiapas
*San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz
*Santiago Tuxtla, Veracruz
*Tuxtla Chico, Chiapas
;Other
*Los Tuxtlas, region of Veracruz
*Sierra de los Tuxtlas, moun ...
, was included in the program of celebrations of the
Virgen de Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe ( es, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe ( es, Virgen de Guadalupe), is a Catholic title of Mary, mother of Jesus associated with a series of five Marian apparitions, which are believed t ...
the "Union Day of Chiapas" which included a special civic and literary program for each of the Departments in which the state was divided politically, in order to unify after the terrible events between the cities of
San Cristobal de las Casas and Tuxtla Gutiérrez by dispute over the seat of the Powers of the State in 1911. In the same program was considered the call for a contest of creation of the Anthem to Chiapas, in order to make a call for peace and unity between the people of Chiapas.
In mid October 1913, was issued the call for the contest of ''words and music'' of the Anthem to Chiapas, on 20 November were completed to receive the proposals and the 25th was the winner, unanimously, the "Anthem to Chiapas".
Lyrics
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Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...
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{{National Anthems of North America
Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...
Chiapas
Spanish-language songs
1913 songs