Juan José Cañas
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Juan José Cañas is perhaps most famous for the (allegedly joint) writing of Himno Nacional De El Salvador (national hymn of El Salvador) with Italian
-born composer Juan Aberle.
For much of his early life, Cañas did not live in El Salvador
, but instead studied medicine
at universities in Nicaragua
and Guatemala
, before moving back to El Salvador
only briefly, going on to work in San Francisco in 1848, to make use of his medical doctrine.
Later in life, Cañas served as diplomatic ambassador to Chile
for El Salvador. His poetry can be found at the Central American Poetic Gallery in the Salvadoran Garland.
Italy
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-born composer Juan Aberle.
For much of his early life, Cañas did not live in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, but instead studied medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
at universities in Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
and Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
, before moving back to El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
only briefly, going on to work in San Francisco in 1848, to make use of his medical doctrine.
Later in life, Cañas served as diplomatic ambassador to Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
for El Salvador. His poetry can be found at the Central American Poetic Gallery in the Salvadoran Garland.