Himno a Flores ('Flores hymn') is the Departmental anthem [1], designated by the Uruguayan Flores Department.
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Uruguay is notable for the fact that, as well as its national anthem, various of its departments have also adopted their own anthems in an effort to promote civic identity and responsibility.
The words and music of the anthem are by Danilo Pallares Echeverría.
The hymn consists of three stanzas, two of eight lines and one of 9 lines.
They describe and celebrate Flores Department's beauty and the achievements of its people. These are linked to the patriotic values of the Uruguayan nation.
Beyond Uruguay, universal values of humanity are evoked as being encapsulated in Flores Department.