Marcha Real
E23896
Marcha Real is the official national anthem of Spain, notable for being one of the few national anthems in the world without official lyrics.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marcha Real canonical | 5 |
| Gran marcha real | 1 |
| Himno Nacional de España | 1 |
| La Marcha Granadera | 1 |
| Marcha Granadera | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T188385 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marcha Real Context triple: [Spain, nationalAnthem, Marcha Real]
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A.
La Candelaria
La Candelaria is Bogotá’s historic downtown neighborhood, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and many of the city’s main cultural and political landmarks.
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B.
Parada Militar de Chile
Parada Militar de Chile is Chile’s annual military parade, held in Santiago to commemorate the country’s Independence and showcase its armed forces.
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C.
Bourbon Spain
Bourbon Spain was the early 18th-century Spanish monarchy under the French-origin Bourbon dynasty, marked by centralizing reforms and involvement in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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D.
Siege of Madrid
The Siege of Madrid was a prolonged and pivotal early campaign of the Spanish Civil War in which Republican forces successfully resisted Nationalist attempts to capture Spain’s capital.
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E.
Reconquista
The Reconquista was the centuries-long series of Christian campaigns to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492 with the fall of Granada and the consolidation of Spanish Christian kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marcha Real Target entity description: Marcha Real is the official national anthem of Spain, notable for being one of the few national anthems in the world without official lyrics.
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A.
La Candelaria
La Candelaria is Bogotá’s historic downtown neighborhood, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and many of the city’s main cultural and political landmarks.
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B.
Parada Militar de Chile
Parada Militar de Chile is Chile’s annual military parade, held in Santiago to commemorate the country’s Independence and showcase its armed forces.
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C.
Bourbon Spain
Bourbon Spain was the early 18th-century Spanish monarchy under the French-origin Bourbon dynasty, marked by centralizing reforms and involvement in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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D.
Siege of Madrid
The Siege of Madrid was a prolonged and pivotal early campaign of the Spanish Civil War in which Republican forces successfully resisted Nationalist attempts to capture Spain’s capital.
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E.
Reconquista
The Reconquista was the centuries-long series of Christian campaigns to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492 with the fall of Granada and the consolidation of Spanish Christian kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
ⓘ
national anthem ⓘ |
| anthemType | national anthem of Spain ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Spanish monarchy
ⓘ
Spanish nationalism ⓘ |
| attribution | Manuel de Espinosa de los Monteros ⓘ |
| attributionStatus | authorship uncertain ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| earliestKnownUse | 18th century ⓘ |
| firstKnownPublicationContext | Libro de Ordenanza de los toques militares de la Infantería Española ⓘ |
| firstKnownPublicationDate | 1761 ⓘ |
| genre | military march ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| hasLyrics | no official lyrics ⓘ |
| hasUnofficialLyrics | yes ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
honors version
ⓘ
long version ⓘ short version ⓘ |
| honorsVersionUsedFor |
King of Spain
ⓘ
foreign heads of state ⓘ high-ranking state authorities ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| melodicRange | relatively narrow ⓘ |
| musicForm | march ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
one of the few national anthems without official lyrics
ⓘ
purely instrumental in its official form ⓘ |
| officialName |
Marcha Real
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Himno Nacional de España
Marcha Real self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Marcha Granadera
|
| officialStatus | official national anthem of Spain ⓘ |
| officialStatusDate | 1770 ⓘ |
| officialStatusGrantedBy |
Charles III of Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles III of Spain
|
| originalTitle |
Marcha Real
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
La Marcha Granadera
|
| performanceOccasion |
military ceremonies in Spain
ⓘ
official visits of foreign heads of state to Spain ⓘ sporting events involving Spain ⓘ state ceremonies in Spain ⓘ |
| reaffirmedAsNationalAnthem |
1939
ⓘ
1997 ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Royal Decree 1560/1997 ⓘ |
| regulatingAuthority |
Spanish government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Spain
|
| tempo | march tempo ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 2/4 ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
military band
ⓘ
organ ⓘ symphonic orchestra ⓘ |
| unofficialLyricsUsedDuring | Francoist Spain ⓘ |
| usedAs | royal anthem of Spain ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Spanish Army
ⓘ
Spanish royal court ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Royal Household
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marcha Real Description of subject: Marcha Real is the official national anthem of Spain, notable for being one of the few national anthems in the world without official lyrics.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gran marcha real
this entity surface form:
Himno Nacional de España
this entity surface form:
Marcha Granadera
this entity surface form:
La Marcha Granadera