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Foundation
The
Vendicatori
('Avengers'), were a
secret society
of
rebel
-
vigilantes
formed about 1186 in
Sicily
to avenge popular wrongs. The society was finally suppressed by
William II of Sicily
(1155–1189), who hanged the grand master and branded the members with hot irons.
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The
vindicosi
, or vindicators, are described as a historical sect by
Francesco Maria Emanuele Gaetani
(1720?1802) in his
Diari palermitani
(Palermo diaries). According to this author, they may date back to 1185.
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References
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Further reading
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- Cities of the Underworld: Real Mafia Underground
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History Channel
documentary on the proto-Mafia Avengers and their catacomb networks in Palermo and Sicily