The anthem of Nicaragua as a rhetorical appeal to civil consent.

Aim. The aim of the article is to systematize the linguistic and rhetorical properties of the national anthem of the Republic of Nicaragua, to prove its status as a unique phenomenon in the Latin American anthemic discourse, and to interpret its semantic dominants and associative symbols.

Methodology. The main research methods are functional-semantic, interpretive, linguistic and cultural analysis, cultural commentary.

Results. The analysis showed that the anthem of Nicaragua is a unique song-poetic anthem work with the dominant concepts of labor and nature, which distinguishes it within the Latin American anthem discourse, traditionally focused on calls for struggle and resistance.

Research Implications. The article develops the paradigm of discourse analysis and identity studies, and its results can be applied in teaching the Spanish language with an in-depth study of culture.

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