Enigmas de las Américas

El gran protagonista del alzamiento de 1820 fue el teniente coronel Rafael del Riego. Nacido en una familia asturiana, noble pero de escasos recursos económicos, Riego tuvo una buena formación, a diferencia de otros compañeros de generación. Realizó estudios secundarios y en 1807 ingresó en un regimiento prestigioso, la Compañía Americana de Guardias de la Real Persona. Al año siguiente, la sacudida de la guerra de la Independencia lo alcanzó de pleno. Capturado por los franceses ya en abril de 1808, consiguió escapar de su prisión en El Escorial y marchó a Asturias para sumarse...

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La batalla del Somme se cuenta entre los conflictos más sangrientos de todos los tiempos. Con todo, y a pesar de los horrores y la destrucción de la batalla, ésta se caracterizó por la increíble valentía individual de quienes la libraron.

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