La razón que nos asiste a los segundos: música, política y estética en los himnos nacionales de América Latina

Abstract

Apparently, in several Latin American countries the myth exits of the artistic quality of national anthems of each country,even awarding them with a prime spot in an apocryphal ranking headed by the Marseillaise, the French national anthem. From an outline of the modern concept of art, as a unique and unrepeatable expression, confronted with the idea of tópoi, the reason for such a myth and how it works perfectly in the consolidation of our national states and their republican ideal, could be explained.