Since its independence, Mexico has had a variety of songs or "hymns", but none managed to endure and be a true song that represented the country well.
In 1849, an Austrian pianist, Henri Herz, resided in Mexico and offered to create a hymn of gratitude to Mexico, which would be sung on September 16, 1854, but that did not happen because the musician did not finish the composition in time.
It was on November 13, 1853, when President Santa Anna, together with Miguel Lerdo de Tejada - then head of the Ministry of Development, Colonization, Industry, and Commerce, ordered the publication . . .
