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• Guiseppe Garibaldi was a key figure in the unification of Italy. In the 1830's, he fled to South America after participating in Mazzini's failed Carbonari revolution. While living there, he fought in Brazil's War of the Farrapos and the Uruguayan civil war. These experiences earned him the nickname "Hero of Two Worlds."Bartleby.com: Garibaldi, Giuseppe VoceItaliana.comGeneral Giuseppe Garibaldi: Hero of Two Worlds

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: July 4, 1807
  2. Married: Anita Garibaldi (1842 - 1849)ItaloAmericano.com The New York Times: Garibaldi's Divorce Case...(December 26, 1879) UpperItaly.com: Garibaldi Ladies' Man
  3. Married: Lady Giuseppina Raimondi (1860 - 1879)ItaloAmericano.com The New York Times: Garibaldi's Divorce Case...(December 26, 1879) UpperItaly.com: Garibaldi Ladies' Man
  4. Married: Francesca Armosino (1880 -;1882)ItaloAmericano.com The New York Times: Garibaldi's Divorce Case...(December 26, 1879) UpperItaly.com: Garibaldi Ladies' Man
  5. Sailed his first voyage as a merchant marine at the age of 16
  6. Asked by President Abraham Lincoln to command the northern forces during the Civil WarThe Guardian: Garibaldi Asked by Lincoln to Run Army
  7. A freemasonGrand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon: Garibaldi - Freemason
  8. Lived in New York State with Antonio MeucciGaribaldi Meucci Museum: The History of the House
  9. Briefly worked as a candlemaker while in the United States
  10. Formed the Italian Legion
  11. Wrote several political romances
  12. Farmed in his later yearsThe Garibaldi Compendium of Caprera
  13. Died: June 2, 1882

• Backstory

  Garibaldi's desire to see a unified Italy led him to join in an uprising that had been started by Giuseppe Mazzini's Young Italy (Giovine Italian) movement.Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2008: Young Italy When that revolution failed, he fled Italy, and was sentenced to death in absentia by the court in Genoa. After spending years in South America, Garibaldi returned to Italy to continue his quest for [Italy[Italian]] independence. His final military act was fighting in the Franco-Prussian War.United States Senate: Giuseppe GaribaldiGaribaldi died on the island of Caprera at the age of 74. His estate remains a historical tourist attraction.Garibaldi Compendium of Caprera

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