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Rafael del Riego
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Within Vinony's link graph, Rafael del Riego is referenced by 119 other articles, and connects out to captain general, Spain and Madrid.
Vinony files it under 1784 births, 1823 deaths and 19th-century executions by Spain.
Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.
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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