Juan Aberle

[1][2][3][4] Born in Naples, at eleven years of age, his obvious affinity for music led him to be enrolled in the Neapolitan Conservatory against the wishes of his parents, Heinrich Aberle and Angela Sforza.

Upon arriving in Guatemala City, he paused to establish a philharmonic society and music conservatory, which he directed from 1873 to 1879.

He composed a large quantity of chamber music and made transcriptions of opera arias for the piano.

Aberle and General Juan José Cañas (who wrote the lyrics) originally received no compensation for their work.

Twenty-three years later, on 4 April 1902, the President, Tomás Regalado, and the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador awarded a gold medal to each of them, along with an expression of national gratitude.