La leyenda patria

Author	Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
Original title	La leyenda patria
Country	Uruguay
Language	Spanish
Genre	Romanticism, poem
Publication date	1879

La leyenda patria (American Spanish: [la leˈʃenda ˈpatɾja] The Fatherland Legend) is a national epic by Uruguayan poet Juan Zorrilla de San Martín written in 1879.^[1]
The poem is a late-19th century romantic^[2] chanson de geste^[3] of the Río de la Plata revolutionary group known as the Thirty-Three Orientals, whose actions culminated in the foundation of modern Uruguay. With 413 verses, it was written within a week and recited by the author at the dedication of the Villa de la Florida monument to independence.^[4] It was considered a feat and gained immediate popularity, which earned Zorrilla de San Martín the title of Poet of the Fatherland.^[5]

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[1] Encyclopaedia Britannica: Juan Zorrilla de San Martín

[2] Encyclopaedia Britannica: Latin American Literature: The 18th century

[chanson-3] La leyenda patria. (Introduction)(in Spanish)

[4] Juan Zorrilla by Francisco Arias Solís(in Spanish)

[5] Juan Zorrilla de San Martín by Betrice Newhall}