(

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: March of Oriamendi), is the

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of the

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. The name of the anthem stems from the

battle of Oriamendi The Battle of Oriamendi (Basque: ''Oriamendiko Gudua'') was a battle fought on 16 March 1837 during the First Carlist War. The battle was an overwhelming victory for the Carlists. Prelude The battle was part of a campaign in spring 1837 when ...

which took place in 1837 during the

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History

It was composed by José Juan Santesteban to celebrate the Liberal victory. When the Carlists eventually won, they appropriated the melody. The original lyrics were in

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. The lyrics in

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were written in 1908 by Ignacio Baleztena Ascárate as ("Jamesist March"). Over the years, several versions of "Oriamendi" have been in use. From 1936 to 1939, the line in the fourth verse, , was replaced by (''the red

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s shall conquer

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''): means the , or Carlist soldiers. The red berets are part of the Carlist uniform. The Decree 226/1937 of the Burgos Junta recognizes as Oriamendi and the anthems of

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() and the

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() ordering that they should be listened to standing in homage to the Fatherland and the fallen. A decree from 1942 reinstates the songs and orders that, in official events, the playing of the anthem and the songs must be saluted with a "national salute" ( Roman salute), or a

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if the event is exclusively military.

Lyrics

"God, Fatherland, King" (sometimes "God, Fatherland,

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, King") is the Carlist motto. (Basque ) is another battle of symbolic importance to Carlists.

Original lyrics

References

External links

http://www.requetes.com

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