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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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A plaque commemorates Garibaldi, the unifier of Italy who landed on Three Hummock Island near Stanley in 1852.
Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was an Italian nationalist revolutionary and leader in the struggle for the unification of Italy and its liberation from rule by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He made several voyages as sea captain to the Pacific, the longest of which took two years from April 1851.
Location
Address: | Greenhills Road, Bass & Flinders Cairn , King Park , Stanley, 7331 |
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State: | TAS |
Area: | Foreign |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -40.757845 Long: 145.29612 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Foreigners |
Approx. Event Start Date: | 1852 |
Approx. Event End Date: | 1852 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA This Plaque
Is To Commemorate The Memory
Of
GUISEPPIE GARIBALDI,
The Unifier Of Modern Italy,
Who Landed On Three Hummock
Island Near These Shores In 1852
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