Himno de Riego

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Himno de Riego

English: Anthem of Riego
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[1]
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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.

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.