Garibaldi and Marsala
It is perhaps one of the most famous aspects of his life and his personality, ma Giuseppe Garibaldi It was a great animals' lover and not just in words.
Few people know that among its many merits, There was also that he founded in 1871 a Torino, on a proposal of the English Countess Anne Winter, the “Royal Society for the Protection of Animals“, then transformed into ENPA (National Animal Protection Organization), initiative with which the '”Hero of Two Worlds” He wanted to concretely express their affection towards friends “fours”.
For this Garibaldi always nurtured a great love for his beautiful white mare (actually pretty on light gray), call Marsala in honor of the Marquis Sebastiano Giacalone Gaspare, who he gave it to him on landing in the Sicilian town.
The splendid specimen faithfully accompanied his owner during the tumultuous military expeditions in the island before being sent to Caprera, in Sardinia, where he died.
To this day his tomb, complete with a plaque, It is next to that of the beloved master (Photo gives: webalice.it).
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About Garibaldi… There have always been “tittle-tattle” on his being or not in the mass of granite is its tomb. I said that a guardian in the rock had been dug only Copella for ashes and Caprera is the site of cremation. But this was denied for years. At the initiative of the grandchildren's tomb was opened to check… but it is not leaked anything. I even wrote to Caprera! but yet, Today cremation is allowed for Catholics, though at the time of Garibaldi it was common only among Masons and the Socialists…
When I was in Caprera and saw the tomb, I was told that there is just the body of Garibaldi. I'll do a search about and see what comes out
Certainly, however, that dig, and chisel, a boulder enough to put a coffin… That they have dug just a Copella me told the Guardian that there was in the '60s. The rest, Garibaldi was a socialist and Freemason, nothing strange that you've done cremated. Maybe they told lies for so long that they no longer know how to do, Now although cremation is also accepted by the Church. I know the grandchildren, recently, They demanded that the coffin was opened, but they are no longer able to know anything, even writing to Caprera to the site owners.
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I do not know, why not? A Caprera I bought a specific book on Garibaldi house where he stayed there and it says that your grave if he chose, He was there ready to wait for some time…I must find the text and maybe write a few posts about it