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Rafael del Riego
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Key facts
- Born
- 7 April 1784, Tuña, Spain
- Died
- 7 November 1823 (1823-11-07) (aged 39), Madrid, Spain
- Allegiance
- Spain
- Branch
- Spanish Army
- Service years
- 1807–1822
- Rank
- Captain general
- Conflicts
- Peninsular War ; Spanish American wars of independence
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rafael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Tuña
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Educated at
- University of Oviedo
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Conflict
- Napoleonic Wars
- Military branch
- Spanish Army
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Rafael Riego.jpg
- Work location
- Madrid
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- Commons category
- Rafael del Riego
- date of birth
- 1784-04-07
- date of death
- 1823-11-07
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- Commons gallery
- Rafael del Riego
- name in native language
- Rafael del Riego
- start of work period
- 1807-00-00
- cause of death
- hanging to death
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Encyclopedic overview
Captain-General Rafael del Riego y Flórez (7 April 1784 – 7 November 1823) was a Spanish Army officer and politician who played a key role in the Liberal Triennium (Trienio Liberal in Spanish).
Early life
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