El Salvadorian National Anthem for String Orchestra

Composed by Juan Aberle (1846-1930).

In 1866, at the initiative of doctor Francisco Dueñas, who at the time was President of the Republic, the first national anthem of El Salvador was created by Cuban doctor Tomás M. Muñoz, who wrote the lyrics, and Salvadoran musician Rafael Orozco, who composed the music. This national anthem was legally adopted through Executive Agreement of 8 October 1866, being published in the state newspaper El Constitucional No. 31, Volume 2, of 11 October 1866,^{[2]: pt. 10, pp. 7–8} to be officially released on 24 January 1867.