Manuel María Gutiérrez

Manuel María de Jesús Gutiérrez Flores (3 September 1829 – 25 December 1887) was a Costa Rican musician, composer, and military man. He was the author of the music of the National anthem of Costa Rica, whose first performance took place on 11 June 1852, when President Juan Rafael Mora Porras received the delegations from the United States and Great Britain. He is also the author of the music of the Patriótica costarricense.

In addition to his merits as an artist, he also held important public and military positions, being a veteran of the Filibuster War, having achieved the rank of Captain of the Army of the Republic. He was declared Benemérito de la Patria in 1977.

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