Pedro Medina Avendaño
Colombian lawyer, poet, and lyricist
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Pedro Medina Avendaño (14 September 1915 – 31 August 2012[1]) was a Colombian lawyer and poet, author of the Anthem of Bogotá and the Anthem of Boyacá, he was also known as the "Poet of the Anthems".[2]
Pedro Medina Avendaño | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 September 1915 |
| Died | 31 August 2012 (aged 96) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Education | National University of Colombia |
| Occupations | Lawyer, Political Scientist, writer |
| Spouse(s) | Sofia Torres Remolina (1944—2012) |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Spanish language |
| Genre | Lyric poetry |
| Notable works | Anthem of Bogotá, Anthem of Boyacá |
| Notable awards | Civil Order of Merit Rank of Grand District Cross - City of Bogotá, 2002 |
Medina, son of Pedro Medina Niño and Carmen Avendaño,[2] married Sofia Torres Remolina in 1944. He attended school in Tunja at the Colegio Salesiano, and later attended the National University of Colombia, where he received a Doctorate of Laws, Political Science and Social Sciences, specialized in Penal and Administrative law.[3]
In addition to authoring the anthems of Bogotá[4] and Boyacá,[5] he has composed the anthems of his native city of Cómbita,[6] and Sogamoso,[7] as well as the anthems of other institutions such as the anthem of Tunja's Lawyers Club,[8] the anthem of the Colombian Liberal Party,[9] the anthems of the Universidad Libre,[10] La Gran Colombia University,[11] Central University[12] and the Colegio Mayor of Cundinamarca University,[13] among many more. For his contributions, the City of Bogotá awarded Medina the Civil Order of Merit "City of Bogotá" in the rank of Grand District Cross for Distinguished Merit.[3]
