Rafael del Riego, mártir en vida

The fact that Rafael del Riego became a «martyr to freedom» following his trial and his particularly ferocious and vengeful execution is undeniable. His sacrificial death enabled him to be immortalised as the most emblematic victim of tyranny, and this status was widely used by the defenders of libe...

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Main Author: Maud Le Guellec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherches Ibériques et Ibéro-Américaines 2024-02-01
Series:Cahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ccec/16782
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description The fact that Rafael del Riego became a «martyr to freedom» following his trial and his particularly ferocious and vengeful execution is undeniable. His sacrificial death enabled him to be immortalised as the most emblematic victim of tyranny, and this status was widely used by the defenders of liberalism and later on by republicans. The question raised by this article is whether he obtained the title of «martyr» even before the 7th of November 1823. It will do so through terminological considerations, evoking the vicissitudes of his life during the Trienio period and examining sources of the time to see how Riego’s defenders, contemporaries of the events, began to represent him not only as a hero of the cause, but also as a living martyr.
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Rafael del Riego, mártir en vida
Cahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine
Trienio liberal
Rafael del Riego
Heroism
Political Martyrdom
title Rafael del Riego, mártir en vida
title_full Rafael del Riego, mártir en vida
title_fullStr Rafael del Riego, mártir en vida
title_full_unstemmed Rafael del Riego, mártir en vida
title_short Rafael del Riego, mártir en vida
title_sort rafael del riego martir en vida
topic Trienio liberal
Rafael del Riego
Heroism
Political Martyrdom
url https://journals.openedition.org/ccec/16782
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