Giuseppe Garibaldi

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

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

• 1807: Born on July 4 in Nice, France

• 1833: Joins Giuseppe Mazzini's Young Italy

• 1834: Is sentenced to death in absentia in Genoa after a failed uprising

• 1835: Sails to Rio de Janeiro

• 1842: Marries Anita Riberio

• 1848: Returns to Italy to fight against Austria

• 1850: Arrives in the United States and stays at the home of Antonio Meucci

• 1856: Purchases half of the island of Caprera for his residence

• 1860: Leads his famous Expedition of the Thousand to conquer the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

• 1861: Is asked by President Abraham Lincoln to command northern troops

• 1874: Is elected to the Italian Parliament (10.68 KB)

• 1882: Dies on June 2 (480.32 KB)

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