Venezuela uses “Gloria al Bravo Pueblo,” officially titled “Himno Nacional de Venezuela,” as its national anthem.
The title means “Glory to the Brave People.” The song is associated with Venezuela’s independence movement and was adopted as the national anthem in 1881 under President Antonio Guzmán Blanco.
The lyrics are traditionally attributed to Vicente Salias, while the music is traditionally attributed to Juan José Landaeta. Both men are connected with the revolutionary period, although historical discussions have examined the certainty of those attributions.
The anthem’s text celebrates the end of colonial oppression and the courage of the Venezuelan people. Its revolutionary origins distinguish it from anthems created primarily for royal or ceremonial purposes.