"" (; "''The Green and White Flag''") is the official
anthem
An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to sho ...
of
Andalusia
Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...
, an
autonomous community
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of
Spain
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, adopted under the first Andalusian
Statute of Autonomy. The lyrics were written by
Blas Infante
Blas Infante Pérez de Vargas (5 July 1885 – 11 August 1936) was an Andalusian socialist politician, Georgist, writer, historian and musicologist. He is considered the "father of Andalusia" by Andalusian nationalists.
He initiated an Andal ...
. The music for the anthem of Andalusia was composed by the former director of the municipal band of
Sevilla
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula.
Seville ...
, José del Castillo Díaz. The origins of the music are vaguely inspired on the ''Santo Dios'', a religious cantic widely spread in rural Andalusia, usually sung by peasants while reaping their crops. It is believed that Blas Infante suggested the music to José del Castillo. The melody of the anthem is Castillo's original though. After the Spanish Civil War, the original music scores were destroyed, and only a manuscript for piano is conserved. The composer Manuel Castillo improved José del Castillo's version.
''Símbolos de Andalucía''
''Junta de Andalucía''. Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia, article 6.2
Lyrics
See also
* Anthems of the autonomous communities of Spain
Several of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous communities of the Spain, Kingdom of Spain, plus the two Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities, have their own anthems, ranging from quasi-national anthem ...
References
Notes
External links
Andalusia's government page about the anthem
(Contains links to mp3 versions of the anthem)
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Spanish anthems
Regional songs
Culture of Andalusia
Anthems of non-sovereign states
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