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Quote by José Baquíjano y Carrillo, Count of Vistaflorida
La gloria y la inmortalidad, señor excelentísimo; esa sólida recompensa del héroe; esa vida de honor que anima en el sepulcro a sus cenizas.
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The speaker presents glory and immortality as the hero’s lasting reward. Even after death, a life of honor is said to keep the hero’s ashes symbolically alive in the tomb. The formal address to the “most excellent sir” gives the statement a respectful, ceremonial tone.
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- Congreso de la República del Perú, Vida y Obra de José Baquíjano y Carrillo
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