José María Bustamante
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José María Bustamante (March 19, 1777,
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– December 4, 1861,
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) was a Mexican composer. Bustamante worked at various churches in Mexico City as a chapel master, his last posting being at the Metropolitan Cathedral. Active in the Mexican independence movement, he taught at the first conservatory in
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, which was founded in Mexico in 1824. He was best known for his heroic
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''Méjico libre'' (''Free Mexico''), besides which he also wrote an
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and church music.


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