Marcha Roberto Sacasa Explained

Marcha Roberto Sacasa
Prefix:	Former national
Country:	Nicaragua
Composer:	Alejandro Cousin
Adopted:	1889
Until:	1893
Successor:	"Hermosa Soberana"
Predecessor:	"Nicaragua"
Sound:	Marcha Roberto Sacasa.opus
Sound Title:	“Marcha Roberto Sacasa” (instrumental)

“Marcha Roberto Sacasa”^[1] was the national anthem of Nicaragua adopted in 1889 after the assumption of presidency by Roberto Sacasa. It was composed by Alejandro Cousin and it had no words. It was abolished after the liberal revolution of 1893, when it was replaced by the new national anthem Hermosa Soberana.^[2]

Due to its peaceful character, political opponents of President Roberto Sacasa (nicknamed “El Palomo”)^[3] called this anthem by the nickname “El Himno de los Palomos” (The Anthem of the Doves).

Notes and References

1. 2016-09-12. Historia de los himnos nacionales. Video. es. 2021-09-20. 15:43–16:19. Nicaragua Educa.
2. Book: Ibarra Mayorga, Salomón. Salomón Ibarra Mayorga. 2019-09-08. First published 1955-05. Monografía del himno nacional de Nicaragua. 2021-09-20. es. Colección Cívica y Patriótica 2019. 10. Managua. Ministry of Education of Nicaragua. 17. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219134800/https://www.mined.gob.ni/biblioteca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/No-10-Monograf%C3%ADa-del-Himno-Nacional.pdf. 2019-12-19.
3. Bolaños. Pío. June 1966. Memorias de Pío Bolaños. es. Revista Conservadora del Pensamiento Centroamericano. 14. 69. 16 (76 in PDF). https://web.archive.org/web/20191218074709/https://www.enriquebolanos.org/media/upload/files/RC_1966_06_N69.pdf. 2019-12-18. 2021-09-23. Biblioteca Enrique Bolaños.