On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
All the nobility, the landowners, the chief inhabitants, the educated citizens, even the priests, were on the side of the insurgents.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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Garibaldi observes the widespread social and class support for the insurrection among the local population.
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