Revere is a ''

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'' of Borgo Mantovano in the Province of Mantua in Lombardy, northern

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, located about southeast of

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and about southeast of

Mantua Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and '' comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture. In 2017, it was named as the Eur ...

. It was a separate comune until 2018; it now houses the municipal seat of Borgo Mantovano.

History

It was fortified by Modena and Reggio Emilia to defend the shores of the Po river from attacks by

, who captured it in 1125. From 1332 it became part of the territories of the Gonzaga. During

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it experienced thirty-two bombing raids by the

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and American airforces. During the final offensive in Italy, it was liberated by the 88th Infantry Division on 24 April 1945.

People

Zachariah Carpi Zachariah Carpi (In Italian Zaccaria; in Hebrew יששכר חיים קארפי, Issachar Hayim Carpi) was an Italian-Jewish revolutionary, born at Revere in the second half of the 18th century. After the French Revolution he appears to have engaged ...

* Luigi Olivetti

References

Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Mantua-geo-stub