After extensive deliberations, the jury had advised that Marcha de Granaderos was already considered the country's official anthem, and the contest was suspended. Although over 400 compositions were submitted, including those written by the young composers Federico Chueca, Ruperto Chapí and Tomás Bretón, a new anthem was never selected. In 1870, after the 1868 Revolution, General Juan Prim organized a national contest to create a new official state anthem, and a jury consisting of three well-known composers was chosen to designate a winning entry. It became the official Spanish anthem during Isabel II's reign. In 1770, Charles III declared the Marcha de Granaderos the official Honor March, an act that formalized the tradition of playing it in public, especially on solemn occasions. The myth was picked up in different publications of 18 until it was included in 1908 in the Enciclopedia Espasa. In 1868, this spurious history was published in Los Sucesos, changing the beneficiary of the gift to the Count of Aranda.

According to Vallecillo, the anthem was a gift from Frederick II to the Count of Colomera, who was serving in the Prussian Court to learn the military tactics developed by Frederick II's army, under orders of King Charles III. Antonio Vallecillo published the story in the diary El Espíritu Público ( The Public Spirit), claiming a supposed Prussian origin for Marcha Real. That mistaken belief arose in 1861 when it was published as fact in the periodical La España militar ( Military Spain). There is a misconception that its author was Frederick II of Prussia, a great lover of music. According to the document, Manuel de Espinosa de los Monteros is the composer. There, it is entitled La Marcha Granadera (English: March of the Grenadiers).

One of the oldest in the world, the Spanish national anthem was first printed in a document dated 1761 and entitled Libro de la Ordenanza de los Toques de Pífanos y Tambores que se tocan nuevamente en la Ynfantª Española ( Book of the Ordinance of Newly Played Military Fife and Drum Calls by The Spanish Infantry), by Manuel de Espinosa.

Although it had lyrics in the past, they are no longer used. It is one of only four national anthems in the world, along with those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, San Marino and Kosovo - that have no official lyrics. The Marcha Real ( Spanish pronunciation: 'Royal March') is the national anthem of Spain. Problems playing these files? See media help.

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