Several of the 17 autonomous communities of the Kingdom of Spain, plus the 2 autonomous cities, have their own anthems, ranging from quasi-national anthems of the historical nationalities to regional anthems and songs, with some virtually unknown even in their own communities. Below is a list of those songs.
| Autonomous community | Anthem | First verse |
|---|---|---|
| Andalusia | La bandera blanca y verde | La bandera blanca y verde... |
| Aragon | Himno de Aragón | Nos ha llevado el tiempo... |
| Asturias | Asturias, patria querida | Asturies, Patria querida... |
| Balearic Islands | none | — |
| Basque Country | Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia | no official lyrics |
| Canary Islands | Himno de Canarias | Soy la sombra de un almendro... |
| Cantabria | Himno a la Montaña | Cantabria querida... |
| Castile–La Mancha | none | — |
| Castile and León | Canto de Esperanza | 1521, en Abril para más señas... |
| Catalonia | Els Segadors | Catalunya, triomfant... |
| Extremadura | Himno de Extremadura | Nuestras voces se alzan... |
| Galicia | Os Pinos | ¿Que din os rumorosos... |
| La Rioja | La Rioja | no lyrics |
| Community of Madrid | Himno de la Comunidad de Madrid | Yo estaba en el medio... |
| Region of Murcia | none | — |
| Navarre | Himno de Navarra | Por Navarra, tierra brava y noble / Nafarroa, lur haundi ta azkar |
| Valencian Community | Himne de València | Per a ofrenar noves glòries a Espanya... |
| Ceuta | Himno de Ceuta | Salud, noble ciudad... |
| Melilla | Himno de Melilla | Entonemos un himno delante... |
Famous quotes containing the words anthems of, anthems, autonomous, communities and/or spain:
“Always the seer is a sayer. Somehow his dream is told: somehow he publishes it with solemn joy: sometimes with pencil on canvas: sometimes with chisel on stone; sometimes in towers and aisles of granite, his soul’s worship is builded; sometimes in anthems of indefinite music; but clearest and most permanent, in words.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Always the seer is a sayer. Somehow his dream is told: somehow he publishes it with solemn joy: sometimes with pencil on canvas: sometimes with chisel on stone; sometimes in towers and aisles of granite, his soul’s worship is builded; sometimes in anthems of indefinite music; but clearest and most permanent, in words.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“The modern world needs people with a complex identity who are intellectually autonomous and prepared to cope with uncertainty; who are able to tolerate ambiguity and not be driven by fear into a rigid, single-solution approach to problems, who are rational, foresightful and who look for facts; who can draw inferences and can control their behavior in the light of foreseen consequences, who are altruistic and enjoy doing for others, and who understand social forces and trends.”
—Robert Havighurst (20th century)
“I am convinced, that if all men were to live as simply as I then did, thieving and robbery would be unknown. These take place only in communities where some have got more than is sufficient while others have not enough.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“last time I saw you was the hospital
pale skull protruding under ashen skin
blue veined unconscious girl
in an oxygen tent
the war in Spain has ended long ago
Aunt Rose”
—Allen Ginsberg (b. 1926)