Inauguration of the statue of Paleocapa at Turin, [Italy], 1871. Sculpture by Odoardo Tabacchi. 'The ceremony of unveiling and consecrating the statue of Paleocapa - who was a Professor of the University of Turin and Minister of Public Works in the kingdom of Sardinia, from ten to twenty years ago, under the Government of Count Cavour - was performed by Prince Eugène de Carignan, cousin to King Victor was an occasion of some political interest to those who had cherished a sympathy with the aspirations of Italian patriotism since 1848 and 1849; because Paleocapa, whose name s
Inauguration of the statue of Paleocapa at Turin, [Italy], 1871. Sculpture by Odoardo Tabacchi. 'The ceremony of unveiling and consecrating the statue of Paleocapa - who was a Professor of the University of Turin and Minister of Public Works in the kingdom of Sardinia, from ten to twenty years ago, under the Government of Count Cavour - was performed by Prince Eugène de Carignan, cousin to King Victor was an occasion of some political interest to those who had cherished a sympathy with the aspirations of Italian patriotism since 1848 and 1849; because Paleocapa, whose name shows his ancient Greek lineage, was a refugee from the Austrian dominion of Venice, and had, like many other Venetian, Lombard, Tuscan, Modenese, and Roman exiles for Italy's sake, found a home in Piedmont, where their talents were used in the service of Constitutional public men as Paleocapa, Count Mamiani, Farini, Cialdini, and others residing some years at Turin and associating with the Piedmontese, soon formed a national council of Italian progress and emancipation, under the presidency of Cavour, which prepared the way for the union of all the Italians in one strong and independent State'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.
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