José Joaquín Palma
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José Joaquín Palma Lasso was a Cuban writer who was the author of the Guatemalan national anthem's lyrics.
Palma in 1875
Facsimile con J.J. Palma original handwriting with a section of the National Anthem of Guatemala, as written in 1897. Museo de Historia Nacional de Guatemala.
Palma funeral ceremony in Bayamo, Cuba, 1951.
National anthem of Guatemala
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The National Anthem of Guatemala was an initiative of the government of General José María Reina Barrios. Its music was composed by Rafael Álvarez Ovalle and its original lyrics written by Cuban poet
José Joaquín Palma
…José Joaquín Palma Lasso (September 11, 1844 – August 2, 1911) was a Cuban writer who was the author of the Guatemalan national anthem's lyrics. He was the son of Pedro Palma y Aguilera and Dolores Lasso de la Vega and went to "San José" School in Bayamo under the direction of José María…
Himnonacional 1897
Colón Theatre after its remodelling in 1892. The National Anthem of Guatemala was premiered here on 14 March 1897.