Matías Ramón Mella Castillo was a soldier, politician and Dominican activist born in 1816, considered one of the fathers of the homeland of the Dominicana.El Republic anthem in question was composed in 1844 by Ramón Emilio Jiménez ( 41 letter; and Julio Alberto Hernandez ( 41 music;: it was never the currency of the instinct to kill, nor was the rigid instrument of military force causing the rude ambitions of power: was your sword badge of honour and duty. Faithful disciple of duarte, have understood the ideal, and serving destinations of the national cause, disparaste your blunderbuss, which roared like a lion, awakening the consciences and clamoring for redemption. The flag was your cult, flag your altar, and you said: when I go to always to rest, that she wrap my body and died with honor, in the always open arms of the tricolor flag. And then when they wanted to, Fossa collect, your beloved ashes, a miracle might be: found the flag, the tricolor flag, reviving the greatness of your love in its nuances.
