This is Colombia

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Colombia, the country of beauty

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Colombia, Tierra Querida

"Colombia, Tierra Querida", is a song composed by Maestro Lucho Bermudez, in honor of our beautiful nation, song sung by Aura Matilde Díaz Martínez, Bermudez's wife and worthy representative of Colombian folklore...

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National Symbols

The decrees 861 of 1934, issued by the General Mr Pedro Nel Ospina and Dr. Enrique Olaya Herrera respectively, contain provisions about the national flag and coat of arms.

Colombian Flag

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Coat of Arms

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National Anthem

The Colombian National Anthem was composed in 1887 by Rafael Nunez with music by the Italian Oreste Sindici; the anthem was created to commemorate the 11th of November, date of Independence of Cartagena. Law 33 of October 28, 1920, sanctioned by President Fidel Marco Suarez, gave it official status. It consists of 11 verses and a chorus.

The anthem of Colombia is considered the second anthem all over the world, after "La Marseillaise" (Anthem of France), which ranks first.

CHORUS

Oh, unfading glory! Oh, immortal joy! In the furrows of suffering, goodness now springs forth.

First verse

The dreadful night has ceased. Sublime Liberty pours forth the dawn of her invincible light. All of humanity, which groans in chains, understands the words of Him who died on the cross.

Second verse

“Independence!” cries out the American world; the land of Columbus is bathed in the blood of heroes. But this great principle: “The king is not sovereign” resounds, and those who suffer bless his sacrifice.

Third verse

The bed of the Orinoco is filled with remains; a river of blood and tears can be seen flowing there. In Bárbula, neither souls nor eyes know whether to feel admiration or horror.

Fourth verse

On the shores of the Caribbean, a hungry people struggles, preferring horrors to treacherous well-being. Oh, yes! Cartagena, great is your self-sacrifice, and the ruins of death cannot diminish your valor.

Fifth verse

On the fields of Boyacá, the genius of glory with every ear of grain crowned an undefeated hero. Soldiers without armor won the victory; their manly courage served them as a shield.

Sixth verse

Bolívar crosses the Andes, watered by two oceans. Swords, like flashes of lightning, gleam at Junín. Indomitable centaurs descend to the plains, and the end of the epic begins to be foreseen.

Seventh verse

The victorious trumpet, which thunders at Ayacucho, with every triumph grows in its formidable sound. In its sweeping advance, Liberty is proclaimed, beneath the American sky, forming a banner.

Eighth verse

The Virgin, in agony, tears out her hair, and, widowed by her love, hangs it upon the cypress. She mourns her hope, covered by a cold stone; but glorious pride surrounds her radiant face.

Ninth verse

Thus the motherland is formed, with new Thermopylae arising; a constellation of Cyclopes illuminates her night. The trembling flower, encountering the deadly wind, seeks beneath the laurels safety.

Tenth verse

But victory in battle is not complete glory, for the arm that fights is inspired by truth. Independence alone cannot silence the great cry: if the sun shines upon everyone, justice is liberty.

Eleventh verse

Nariño preached the rights of man, and prophetically taught the spirit of the struggle. Ricaurte at San Mateo, blowing himself to atoms, “Duty before life,” wrote it in flames.

Television in Colombia

The television was inaugurated in Colombia on June 13, 1954, during the government of General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla.

In its early years, television was a public service in Colombia and just by 1969 the first steps were taken to privatization, been Channel "Teletigre" the first one in this privatization. In 1979, it arrives colour television.
In the 1980s began regional television, also public, with Teleantioquia, Telepacífico and Telecaribe. By that time, national television already had three channels: Cadena Uno (Canal Uno), Cadena Dos (Canal A) and Cadena Tres (Señal Colombia). In 1998, it was initiated licensed private TV with RCN TV and Caracol TV. Then after, some others as City TV...