Background
Rafael del Riego Núñez was born at Santa Maria de Tuna in Asturias, Spain on April 2, 1784.
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Causa formada en octubre de 1823 a virtud de orden de la Regencia por el señor alcalde don Alfonso de Cavia contra don Rafael del Riego (Spanish Edition)
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The Last Military Operations of General Riego; also, the manner in which he was betrayed and treated until imprisoned at Madrid: to which is added, a ... of the sufferings of the author in prison
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Title: The Last Military Operations of General Riego; also, the manner in which he was betrayed and treated until imprisoned at Madrid: to which is added, a narrative of the sufferings of the author in prison. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The MILITARY HISTORY & WARFARE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This series offers titles on warfare from ancient to modern times. It includes detailed accounts of campaigns, battles, weapons, as well as the soldiers and commanders who devised, initiated, and supported war efforts throughout history. Specific analyses discuss the impact of war on societies, cultures, economies, and changing international relationships. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Matthewes, George; Riego y nun?ez, Rafael del; 1824. 101 p. ; 12º. 9181.c.28.
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Vindicación de los extravíos imputados al general D. Rafael del Riego el 7 de setiembre en las Cortes (Spanish Edition)
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La revolucio?n de 1820, di?a a di?a: Cartas, escritos y discursos (Serie de historia) (Spanish Edition)
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Tecnos. Madrid. 1976. 24 cm. 229 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Riego, Rafael del 1784-1823. Prólogo, biografía sucinta notas y recopilación de documentos por Alberto Gil Novales. Bibliografía: p. 217. España. Historia. 1814-1833 (Fernando VII). Fuentes. Gil Novales, Alberto. 1930- .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. Cubierta deslucida. ISBN: 84-309-0644-4
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Rafael Núñez del Riego
Rafael del Riego y Núñez was a Spanish army officer and liberal politician.
Education
He was educated for the legal profession at Oviedo, and passed the necessary examinations.
Career
After graduating from the University of Oviedo in 1807, he moved to Madrid, where he joined the army.
In 1808, during the Spanish War of Independence he was taken captive by the French and imprisoned in El Escorial, from where he eventually escaped.
On 10 November he took part in the Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros, after which he once again was taken prisoner. Three days later he was sent to France, and after he changed his name to "Riego" (without the "del"), was eventually released. He traveled around England and the German states, and in 1814 he returned to Spain right before the Spanish Constitution of 1812 was abolished by Fernando VII. In Spain, Riego once again joined the army with a rank of lieutenant colonel and took an oath to the Constitution. During the six years of absolutism that followed the restoration of King Fernando VII, Spanish liberals wished to restore the Spanish Constitution, which the King had abolished in May 1814. Riego joined the freemasons and collaborated with liberals in several conspiracies against the King, which failed.
In 1819, the King was forming an army of ten battalions to fight in the Spanish American wars of independence. Riego was given command of the Asturian Battalion. After arriving in Cádiz, together with other liberal officers, he started a mutiny on 1 January 1820, demanding the return of the 1812 Constitution.
Riego's troops marched through the cities of Andalusia with the hope of starting an anti-absolutist uprising, but the local population was mostly indifferent. An uprising, however, took in Galicia, and it quickly spread throughout Spain. On 7 March 1820, the royal palace in Madrid was surrounded by soldiers under the command of General Francisco Ballesteros, and on 10 March, the King agreed to restore the Constitution.
In December 1822, at the Congress of Verona, the Quintuple Alliance countries decided that a Spain that was bordering on republicanism was a threat to the balance of Europe, and France was chosen to force a restoring of the absolute monarchy in Spain.
On 7 April 1823, the French army crossed the borders. Riego took command of the Third Army and resisted the invaders as well as local absolutist groups. On 15 September he was betrayed and taken prisoner in a country estate near the village of Arquillos, Jaén. He was taken to Madrid. Despite asking for clemency from the King, Riego was found guilty of treason, as he was one of the members of parliament who voted in favor of taking the power from the King. On 7 November 1823, he was hanged at La Cebada Square in Madrid.
Achievements
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He played a key role in the outbreak of the Liberal Triennium (Trienio liberal in Spanish).
El Himno de Riego, a song written in honour of Riego, became the anthem of the Second Spanish Republic (1931–1936). Currently his portrait is displayed in the building of the Cortes Generales.
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The Last Military Operations of General Riego; also, the manner in which he was betrayed and treated until imprisoned at Madrid: to which is added, a ... of the sufferings of the author in prison
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Causa formada en octubre de 1823 a virtud de orden de la Regencia por el señor alcalde don Alfonso de Cavia contra don Rafael del Riego (Spanish Edition)
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Vindicación de los extravíos imputados al general D. Rafael del Riego el 7 de setiembre en las Cortes (Spanish Edition)
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La revolucio?n de 1820, di?a a di?a: Cartas, escritos y discursos (Serie de historia) (Spanish Edition)
(Tecnos. Madrid. 1976. 24 cm. 229 p. Encuadernación en tap...)
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The Last Military Operations of General Riego; also, the manner in which he was betrayed and treated until imprisoned at Madrid: to which is added, a ... of the sufferings of the author in prison
Connections
On 18 June, he married his cousin Maria Teresa del Riego y Bustillos.
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- Maria Teresa del Riego y Bustillos
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Political Party
Liberal
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