Bolivia
"Canción Patriótica" (Patriotic Song)

Words by: José Ignacio de Sanjinés
Music by: Leopoldo Benedetto Vincenti
Adopted: 1852

The composer of the music of this South American Spanish-speaking nation's anthem (Leopoldo Benedetto Vincenti) is an Italian, which is not that uncommon for "Latin American epic anthems" such as this one, as they often resemble Italian operatic pieces. The author of the lyrics was an ardent patriot, a signer of the Bolivian declaration of Independence and of the first constitution of the country.