Pedro Figueredo
Pedro Figueredo (born February 18, 1819 in Bayamo , † August 18, 1870 in the Orient ) was a Cuban lawyer who composed the Cuban national anthem " La Bayamesa ".
After Pedro Figueredo had composed the melody in 1867, he created the text of the national anthem in 1868 when insurgent troops, of which he was a member, took the city of Bayamo.
literature
- Malena Kuss : Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: an encyclopedic history . University of Texas Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-292-70951-5 , pp. 126 ff . (English, preview [accessed on May 25, 2009]).
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| SURNAME | Figueredo, Pedro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban lawyer and composer of the Cuban national anthem |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bayamo , Santiago de Cuba Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 1870 |
| Place of death | Santiago de Cuba Province |