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{{Short description|German-Honduran composer of Honduras's national anthem (1869–1920)}}
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'''Carlos Hartling''' (2 September 1869 – 13 August 1920) was a [[Germany|German]]-born composer from [[Honduras]], who composed the music for the [[Himno Nacional de Honduras|national anthem of Honduras]], adopted as the country's [[national anthem]] in 1915.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2016-01-19|title=Himno Nacional de Honduras|url=https://presidencia.gob.hn/index.php/honduras/himno-nacional|access-date=2022-01-27|website=Gobierno de la República Honduras}}</ref> 

Born in [[Schlotheim]], [[Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt]],<ref name=":0" /> his parents were Georg Friedrich Hartlíng and Johanne Henriete Wilhemine Hartling. He studied in the Weimar and Leipzing Conservatory. In September 1896, he went to [[Tegucigalpa]] because he had a 27 June 1896<ref name=":0" /> contract to be a music and band teacher. He sang for the first time on 23 September.<ref name=":0" /> In 1903, he received the honor of writing the music of a poem written by Augusto Cesar Coello Ramos. He was married to [[Guadalupe Haertling|Guadalupe Ferrari Guardiola]]. Since the second administration of General [[Manuel Bonilla]] in February 1912, the lyrics and music were popularized and sung at all official ceremonies.

The Museo de la Republica in Tegucigalpa has his zither on display.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Takes" (VintageContemporaries) |first=Patricia Volk's most recent book is "All It |date=1995-11-12 |title=TEGUCIGALPA. WHY NOT?By PATRICIA VOLK |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/12/magazine/tegucigalpa-why-not-by-patricia-volk.html |access-date=2023-09-05 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

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[[Category:1869 births]]
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[[Category:People from Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis]]
[[Category:People from Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt]]
[[Category:Emigrants from the German Empire]]
[[Category:Immigrants to Honduras]]
[[Category:Honduran composers]]
[[Category:National anthem writers]]

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