Carlos Hartling

Carlos Hartling (1869-1920) was a German-born composer from Honduras, who composed the music for the "National Anthem of Honduras", adopted as the country's national anthem in 1915. Their parents were Georg Friedrich Hartlíng and Johanne Henriete Wilhemine Hartling. He realized his studies in the Weimar and Leipzing Conservatory. In September 1896, he went to Tegucigalpa because of a contract in 27 of June of 1896 to be a Music teacher, and a Band teacher. He sang for the first time the 23th of September. In 1903, he received the honor to write the music of a poem written by Augusto Cesar Coello Ramos. He was married to Guadalupe Ferrari Guardiola. Since the second administration of the General Manuel Bonilla in February 1912, the lyrics and the music was popularized and was sang in every official act.