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Trienio Liberal
1820–1823 Spanish political period / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Trienio Liberal ([ˈtɾjenjo liβeˈɾal]) or Three Liberal Years was a period of three years in the modern history of Spain between 1820 and 1823, when a liberal government ruled Spain after a military uprising in January 1820 by the lieutenant-colonel Rafael de Riego against the absolutist rule of Ferdinand VII.
1820–1823 Spanish political period
Kingdom of Spain España Reino de España | |||||||||
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| 1820–1823 | |||||||||
| Motto: Plus ultra (Latin) (English: "Further Beyond") | |||||||||
| Anthem: Himno de Riego Anthem of Riego | |||||||||
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| Capital | Madrid | ||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic Church (official) | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Spanish | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 1820–1823 | Ferdinand VII | ||||||||
| Secretary of State | |||||||||
• 1820–1821 | Evaristo Pérez | ||||||||
• 1821–1822 | Ramón López-Pelegrín | ||||||||
• 1822 | Francisco Martínez | ||||||||
• 1822–1823 | Evaristo Fernández | ||||||||
• 1823 | José María Pando | ||||||||
| Legislature | Cortes Generales | ||||||||
| Historical era | Revolutions during the 1820s | ||||||||
| 1 January 1820 | |||||||||
| 7 March 1820 | |||||||||
| April – May 1820 | |||||||||
| October – December 1822 | |||||||||
| 1 October 1823 | |||||||||
| Currency | Escudo, Real | ||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||
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It ended in 1823 when, with the approval of the crowned heads of Europe, a French army invaded Spain and reinstated the King's absolute power. This invasion is known in France as the "Spanish Expedition" (expédition d’Espagne) and in Spain as "The Hundred Thousand Sons of St. Louis".