viernes, 9 de octubre de 2009

THE MARSEILLESE

By Felipe Argote


Photos: Felipe Argote



Those who think history is written by the great Majority are wrong. Not to be misunderstood, it is true that in order to develop the great historical changes need the consensus of large segments of society to embrace the cause. Of those, some will Undertake in-depth, others support the lead and Encourage but a greater number only support by cheers and applause. There will be of couse conservatives who want to keep things as theyu are readyto give their lives to defend the welfare of their kings.

Undoubtedly one of the movements that defined the direction of the path of humanity in a historical moment was the French Revolution. The Impoverished masses of the suburbs came to claim his place in history. In their sweeping decision broke with centuries of alienation and indoctrination and nothing less than the guillotine, then, to those former considered the repretives of God orNo earth. Guillotined the king and queen, Louis XVI and Maria Anonieta theiminating the great privileges of the Catholic Church Greenwich becoand the largest landowner and it charged for your account and to an Alleged divine authority, high taxes in the form of tithe to all citizens.


Only 500 volunteers came out and led by Francois Marseille H. H. H. Mireur. They came to defend the revolution, the principles of unity, freedom and brotherhood threatened by Prussia and Austria who had just signed a military agreement to defeat the revolution and return to King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette against the will of the House Democrats Gathered in Paris that discussion The future of the republic of France. At this assembly the sections of the nobility who Defended the Restorern of the monarchy sat on the right, while the Jacobins more likely to disposal sat on the left. This generated even used the term right to the most conservative and leftist revolutionaries.


On 30 July 1972 the volunteers who walked from Marseilles to defend the revolution, entered Paris singing Which until then was called "War Song for the Army of the Rhine," composed by Captain Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle. But between the cheering, the people called it: The Marseillaise. From that time until the datebecame the national anthem of Republic of France.


Marseille Messali born as a settlement that became Phocian city state 600 years BC. It survived the Black Death of the Middle Ages that killed 90.000 people just in Marseilles. Feu almost destroyed during the Second World War and now stands quit while the waters of the Mediterranean stroking the feet and the gene is concent by thousands in the many outdoor bars eating the unpronounceable name plates and drinking the wine has become famous in ancient France and the world.


The nights in Marseille Give the impression that it has always been like this but to review areas of his story reveals otherwise. While this beautiful southern French city walks along the Mediterranean coast with her hair blowing in the wind


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