March of Argentina | |
| Lyrics | Carlos Javier Benielli, 1907 |
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| Music | Cayetano Alberto Silva, 1901 |
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Performed by the United States Marine Band | |
"San Lorenzo" is an Argentine military march first composed instrumentally in 1901 by Cayetano Alberto Silva, whose lyrics by Carlos Javier Benielli were later added in 1907. The unsung work was initially dedicated to Pablo Riccheri, premiered in 1902 in Rosario, Santa Fe. Benielli's lyrics celebrate the role played by the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers commanded by José de San Martín at the Battle of San Lorenzo during the Argentine War of Independence, with special mention to Sergeant Juan Bautista Cabral.
It was later incorporated into the musical repertoires of other military bands around the world.