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Liborio Romano
Liborio Romano (27 October 1793 – 17 July 1867) was an Italian politician. He was born in Patù, near Santa Maria di Leuca (Apulia), then part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. He studied at Lecce and graduated in law at Naples, soon beginning to teach in the same university. Frequenting the Carbonari, Romano adhered to the Risorgimento ideals. In 1820 he took part to the riots against the Neapolitan government, being imprisoned and exiled. In 1848 he returned to Naples and was instrumental in the events leading King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, Ferdinand II to issue a Constitution. On 15 May 1848 Romano was again arrested and condemned to death, but managed to turn it into exile, moving to Montpellier in France. Romano returned in 1854. Six years later, with Giuseppe Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand ongoing, he was appointed Prefect of Police by King Francis II of Two Sicilies, Francis II. While Garibaldi's victories were nearing the end of the Kingdom, on 14 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patù
Patù (Salentino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Main sights *Mother Church of St. Michael Archangel (1564), with a late Renaissance façade and a single nave. The entrance portal has the inscription ''Terribilis est locus iste'' ("Terrible Is This Place"). *Church of San Giovanni Battista, in Byzantine-Romanesque style (10th-11th centuries) *Church of the Madonna di Vereto. *Crypt of Sant'Elia, built by Basilian monks in the 8th-9th centuries. *Torre del Fortino, the last surviving of the four towers of the destroyed castle. *Archaeological site of Vereto, a Messapic ancient town *''Centopietre'' ("Hundred Stones"), a tomb-mausoleum of a knight who was killed by the Saracens before a battle fought nearby in 877. References Cities and towns in Apulia Localities of Salento {{Puglia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |