Talk:Giuseppe Garibaldi

OK, why did I do this? Well, after writing a few short Wikipedia articles from scratch, I began thinking how much fun it would be to do an article the "easy" way ... by typing in something from some public-domain source (which is one of the things the Wikipedia "rules" encourage us to do, if I'm not mistaken). Voila! An entire book chapter on Garibaldi and the unification of Italy. And it took me hours! Then, when I had finished that, I decided I needed at least an intro sentence in addition to the chapter, and that intro sentence became three or four paragraphs in its own right. So you have here probably a lot, lot more than anyone really needed on this topic, but wow ... it's impressive looking, if I do say so myself. Where will it go from here ...? Maybe you, dear fellow Wikipedian, can help decide that. I'm moving on to other topics! SteveSmith

I modified the notice "The following is the complete text of a relevant chapter (ch. 13) from Young People's History of the World for the Past One Hundred Years, by Charles Morris, LL.D; published 1902 by W.E. Scull. (Transcribed for Wikipedia by SteveSmith" that had long been on the article, as convention now seems not to be crediting ourselves in the article. But this can still be seen in article history and here in talk. Thanks, SteveSmith! Cheers, -- Infrogmation 15:54, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)

This article contains a wealth of very good information, but, being targeted to "Young People", it's written in a slightly less-than-encyclopedic voice, and it's really a wandering summary of the unification of Italy rather than a biography of Garibaldi. I'll take it upon myself to address both of these issues. --Smack (talk) 05:51, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
only one little thing: the sardinian kingdom is realy piemonte ... it was named after an italian island only to recognised by the papa as a kingdom
Cremation?
I read somewhere, cant remember exactly where, that Giuseppe Garibaldi wanted to be cremated after his death but this was refused for "political and religious" reasons. Anyone have any info bout this? Fred26 14:14, September 7, 2005 (UTC)
This is discussed on page 633 of Jasper Ridley's Garibaldi. User:Italus, 2 August 2006
Descendants
In 2001, Teresa Garibaldi, the great-granddaughter of Giuseppe and Anita Garibaldi, passed away. She was survived by two adoptive sons. Does this mean there are no blood descendants left?
Garibaldi was engaged to Mrs Emma Roberts, an English woman, in 1855. Did they marry? Did they have any children? --YSChengMetz 13:05, 11 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Why would it? Do you have a genealogy? --Smack (talk) 02:56, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Currently, the Soprintendente per i Beni Archeologici e Culturali per la regione Umbria (Italy), Mrs Vittoria Garibaldi, is the great-great-great(?)-granddaughter of Giuseppe. Cantalamessa 13:45, 8 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Birthplace and citizenship
The article currently states that he was born in Nice, France, as a French citizen. However, wasn't Nice part of Piedmont-Sardinia at the time? --Smack (talk) 19:47, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
In 1807 Nizza was Part of the French Empire under Napoleon I. alex2006 16:06, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Porn Shop
"Having finished the conquest of Sicily, and opening his own porn shop"
I removed this obviously incorrect reference from the page. Thanks. I mean, a porn shop? In the 1800s? Even if Garibaldi was actually in that kind of trade that's impossible for the times. And, according to my knowledge, he was not in that kind of trade either.
AOC Antóine O'Connor 00:28, 10 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Nizza was never italian
I corrected the sentence about Nizza in 1807. The city was never italian, since the Kingdom of Italy was born in 1861, while Nizza has been annexed to France in 1860. Moreover, the French did not rename it: Nice has always been its name in French, exactly as Nizza has always been its name in Italian. alex2006 10:39, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]