The anthem, one of the oldest in the world, was first
printed in a document dated 1761 and entitled Libro de
Ordenanza de los toques militares de la Infantería
Española (The Spanish Infantry's Book of Military
Bugle and Fife Calls), by Manuel de Espinosa. Here it
is entitled La Marcha Granadera ("March of the
Grenadiers"), although no composer's name is given. In
1770, King Charles III declared the Marcha Granadera to
be the official "Honour March" for the Sovereigns and
the Royal Family, as i...(+)
The anthem, one of the oldest in the world, was first
printed in a document dated 1761 and entitled Libro de
Ordenanza de los toques militares de la Infantería
Española (The Spanish Infantry's Book of Military
Bugle and Fife Calls), by Manuel de Espinosa. Here it
is entitled La Marcha Granadera ("March of the
Grenadiers"), although no composer's name is given. In
1770, King Charles III declared the Marcha Granadera to
be the official "Honour March" for the Sovereigns and
the Royal Family, as it was played at public and
ceremonial events, and because it was always played at
public events attended by the royal family, Spaniards
soon came to regard the Marcha Granadera as their
national anthem and called it the Marcha Real, or
"Royal March". Under the Second Spanish Republic
(1931?1939), El Himno de Riego replaced La Marcha Real
as the national anthem of Spain. At the conclusion of
the Civil War, however, Francisco Franco restored La
Marcha Real as the country's national anthem, under its
old title of La Marcha Granadera. (Wikipedia)
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