Castroreale
Castroreale ( Sicilian: ''Castruriali'') is a village in the Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It has around 2,702 inhabitants but over 80 churches, with some houses dating to the 13th century. It is from Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto and from Messina. It has a tower, last remain of a castle, built by Frederick II of Aragon in 1324. The name Castroreale comes from Latin, and means "royal fortress". People * Antonino Borzì * Giuseppina Vadalà Giuseppina Vadalà () (Messina, 1824– Santiago de Chile, October 7, 1914) was an Italian patriot. Biography Revolutionary activity Giuseppina Vadalà fought together with her sister Paolina during the Siege of Messina, the revolt for Italian ... * Pina Menichelli (1890–1984) Sources Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Messina {{Sicily-geo-stub ...
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Giuseppina Vadalà
Giuseppina Vadalà () ( Messina, 1824–Santiago de Chile, October 7, 1914) was an Italian patriot. Biography Revolutionary activity Giuseppina Vadalà fought together with her sister Paolina during the Siege of Messina, the revolt for Italian unification that took place in Messina on September 5, 1848. Messinese by birth, she was the daughter of the patriot Pietro Vadalà and wife of Orazio Nicosia, another fighter who joined the revolt against the Bourbons of Naples. Giuseppina had three children: Totò, Orazio, and Bianca. When her elder son Totò grew up, he decided to move to Naples, where he threw himself heart and soul into the cause of Italian unification. When her daughter Bianca was grown to womanhood, she married Giovanni Bovio, a noted philosopher and republican politician. The Italian government awarded Vadalà the Silver Medal of Military Valor for her part in pro-unification battles during the years 1848–1849 and 1860. Castroreale and Cristo Lungo According t ...
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