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A brief excursus of the hero

A brief excursus of the hero 1. Who was this hero? Link : “Risorgimento” 2. The expedition of the thousand Link: (more) expedition of the thousand 3.150

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Slide 2 A brief excursus of the hero Slide 3 1. Who was this hero? Link : Risorgimento 2. The expedition of the thousand Link: (more) expedition of the thousand 3.150 years of the Italian unification 4.conclusion Slide 4 Giuseppe Garibaldi (Nizza, 4 luglio 1807 Caprera, 2 (giugno 1882) has been called Hero of Two Worlds because of his ventures in both South America and Europe. In Italy, he was a central figure in the Risorgimento(?), since he personally commanded and fought in many military expeditions that led eventually to the formation of unified Italy, although he wasnt really a revolutionary.Risorgimento Slide 5 In 1860 Giuseppe Garibaldi led a voyage starting from spiggia di quarto, (in Liguria), unloading on may 11 th in Sicily, close to Marsala conquering Regno delle due Sicilie allowing the join of Italy; called expedition of the thousand. Of a thousand men.expedition of the thousand Slide 6 The day, Giuseppe Garibaldi and his army of one thousand left by ship to liberate Sicily and the rest of southern Italy from Spain is still celebrated today as 150 years of the Italian unification Slide 7 In 1882 he unfortunately died although he influenced many people and is still a well known figure for is courage and creating the thousand By Alice Cotti