Marble plaque in Fiesole, a town above Florence, Tuscany, Italy, recording the local result of a referendum, held on 2 June 1946, on whether Italy should reinstate the monarchy or become a republic. The result at Fiesole was emphatically in favour of a republic: 5,062 for and 1,643 against.
Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy: marble plaque recording the local result of a referendum on whether Italy should reinstate the monarchy or become a republic, held on 2 June 1946 after the defeat of Mussolini and the end of World War Two. The result at Fiesole was emphatically in favour of a republic: 5,062 for and 1,643 against. This was more clear-cut than in some other parts of Italy. Nationally the vote was for a republic and against. The plaque is on the Municipal Office in Piazza Mino da Fiesole, the town’s main square. Also in Piazza Mino da Fiesole is a monumental bronze statue depicting a meeting and handshake on 26 October 1860 that sealed the Unification of Italy. The meeting was between republican general and nationalist, Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), and King Vittorio Emanuele II. Having wrested the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from the Spanish Bourbons, Garibaldi shook Victor Emanuel’s hand and hailed him as King of Italy, thus sacrificing republican hopes for the sake of Italian unity under a monarchy.
Size: 4067px × 2707px
Location: Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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