Himno de Riego
The "Himno de Riego" ("Anthem of Riego") is a song dating from the Trienio Liberal (1820–1823) of Spain and named in honour of Colonel Rafael del Riego, a figure in the respective uprising, which restored the liberal constitution of 1812. The lyrics were written by Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel, while the music is typically attributed to José Melchor Gomis.
| English: Anthem of Riego | |
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National anthem of Spanish Republic | |
| Lyrics | Evaristo Fernández de San Miguel, 1820 |
| Music | José Melchor Gomis, 1820 |
| Adopted | 1822, 1873 and 1931 |
| Relinquished | 1823, 1874 and 1939 |
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It was declared the national anthem of Spain in 1822, remaining so until the overthrow of the liberal government the next year in 1823, and was also one of the popular anthems used in the First Spanish Republic (1873–1874) and, with much more prominence, the Second Spanish Republic (1931–1939). It continued to be used by the Second Republican government in exile until it was dissolved in 1977 upon the end of the Francoist Spanish State in 1975.