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Giuseppe La Farina
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Born
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1815-07-20
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July 20, 1815
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Died
| September 5, 1863
(1863-09-05)
(aged 48)
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Nationality
| Italian
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Known for
| Italian unification
leader
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Monument to Giuseppe La Farina, Santa Croce, Florence
Monument to Giuseppe La Farina, Turin
Giuseppe La Farina
(20 July 1815 in Messina ? 5 September 1863 in Torino) was an influential leader of the Italian
Risorgimento
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He was founder of the
Italian National Society
in 1857, a society dedicated to the unification of Italy.
Life
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He was born in
Messina
in
Sicily
on 29 July 1815.
Minister of Cavour, was highly involved in Garibaldi's departure for Sicily. Ostensibly sent by Cavour to dissuade Garibaldi from going, he in fact did little of the sort. A nationalist at heart, he was believed to be one of the few to whom Cavour actually revealed his intentions regarding the Sicilian campaign during the
dictatorship of Garibaldi
, and eventual unification.
He died in Turin on 5 September 1863 aged only 47. His ashes were later relocated to his family tomb in
Messina
.
A large monument to his memory stands in the south-west corner of the cloister of the Basilica of
Santa Croce, Florence
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Recognition
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In Messina a street (Via Giuseppe La Farina) and a high school are named after him.
In 1919 the Italian Navy named a ship after him.
References
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Further reading
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- Shreeves, W. G.
Nation Making in Nineteenth Century Europe
. Nelson Thornes Ltd (May 1984)
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