Manuela Cornejo Sanchez

Manuela Cornejo Sanchez (1854–1902) was an Argentine composer and teacher.^[1][2][3]

Sanchez was born in Salta. Little is known about her education. She taught music at Normal School No. 1 (Escuela Normal) in Salta.^[4] Her songs were published by the Comison Nacional de Cultura,^[5] and included:

• “A Mi Patria”^[1]

• “Canto a Guemes”^[1]

• “Canto Patriotico”^[1]

• “El Sol de Julio”^[4]

• “El Sol de Majo”^[1]

• “La Escuela (text by Horacio F. Rodriguez)”^[6]

• “Himno a Colon”^[1]

• “Himno a Rivadavia”^[1]

• “Larmes du Coeur”^[1]