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Garibaldi landed in Sicily, Villarosa arises

Villarosa mobilization for the cause of Garibaldi in the letter of the city committee of 1860

Almost a year ago at anniversary of the landing of a thousand, we published this article. Now we represent the first step to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy.
Above, we present the transcript of the letter sent by the city committee of Villarosa and following the aftermath of the uprising of the call of Garibaldi to Sicily to support the liberation of the island. Need money, but most ammunition. La Masa, Sicilian patriot, he joined the bands of insurgents attivatesi aftermath of the landing and was joined by the troops of General Garibaldi. They asked him to arrange the retrieval of what was useful to the cause of liberation of the island especially ammunition and weapons. La Masa sent a statement to the insurgents not common call to action. In reality, little was known about the magnitude of the number of countries that had arisen in the aftermath of the landing and this letter wanted to know the extent and stimulate new uprisings. This letter came also to Villarosa, where the uprising had taken place and the city committee took steps to recover the resources needed to be sent in support of Garibaldi's troops. The answer left May 30, 1860 by Calabrese, representing the city committee and is signed by Paul Glass secretary of the committee. The letter responds with a list of what has been available in the country, but we summarize the main events that had occurred in the country after Garibaldi landed at Marsala.
The letter in question is part of documents collected in the volume Some facts and documents of the revolution of 1860 in southern Italy Di Giuseppe La Masa, Giuseppe Garibaldi, published in Turin in 1861. A document to read to remember and know our history and our country.