English: Three Tree March | |
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Flag of the National Party from 1897 to 1904 | |
Lyrics | Julio Casas Araujo |
Music | Gerardo Metallo |
The "Marcha de los Tres Árboles" (English: "Three Tree March") is a Uruguayan military march that commemorates the victory of the nationalist forces at the Battle of Tres Árboles against government troops on the banks of the Tres Árboles Creek, Río Negro Department, during the Revolution of 1897. It is the official anthem and song of the Uruguay National Party.
History
The Marcha de los Tres Árboles was composed by the Italian-Uruguayan composer and conductor Gerardo Metallo, who recorded it as "Gran Marcha Militar Opus 35 for piano". The piece commemorates the victory of the National Party revolutionary troops led by Colonel Diego Lamas over the troops of the Colorado government of Juan Idiarte Borda at the Battle of Tres Árboles on March 17, during the 1897 Revolution. The uprising had arisen after the Colorado Party-led governments failed to comply with the power-sharing agreement of 1872—which had established a regime of co-participation and representation of both groups— and due to alleged fraud in the 1896 elections.
In the late 1940s, the Horonable Board, the National Party's central body, commissioned the poet Julio Casa Araújo to write the lyrics after which it became the anthem of the National Party. Since then, it is played at campaign rallies and party events, such as the anniversary of its founding on August 10 and the return of Wilson Ferreira Aldunate from exile on June 16.
Lyrics
Marcha de Tres Árboles | Three Tree March |
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Las muchedumbres iluminadas |
The crowds, illuminated |
References
- "Tres Arboles 17.03.1897". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- "Lacalle Pou y Larrañaga: ejecución de marcha de Tres Árboles fue "intrascendente"". El Observador (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Tres árboles cercenados". EL PAIS. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- "Tres Arboles". EL PAIS. 2006-03-15. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- "La Revolución de 1897". www.carasycaretas.com.uy (in European Spanish). 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- "Acto en memoria de Wilson con dos momentos muy tensos con Juan Sartori". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ""No hay que saber la marcha Tres Árboles de memoria": García apoyó a Ripoll pese a sorpresa en fórmula blanca". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- "El Ejército tocó la marcha Tres Árboles en el cierre de la Expo Prado". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
External links
"Marcha de Tres Arboles" - Partido Nacional (subtitulada) on YouTube
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