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Giuseppe Garibaldi: “I am called for and urged on by the people of Naples.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860
I am called for and urged on by the people of Naples.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Editor's note · Context

In his letter to King Victor Emanuel II, Garibaldi states the popular demand driving his actions in Naples.

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