Giuseppe Garibaldi - Palermo (Buenos Aires) - Statues of Historic Figures on Waymarking.com

The equestrian statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi, the key part of monument devoted to him, decorates Plaza Italia, a small public park in Palermo district of Buenos Aires.

Giuseppe Garibaldi' monument, donated by the Italian community living in Buenos Aires, is work of Italian sculptor Eugenio Maccagnani. Monument' is replica of Garibaldi' monument by Maccagnani located in Italian town Brescia. Monument, which foundation stone was layed in 1898, was ceremonialy unveiled by presidents Julio Argentino Roca and Bartolomé Mitre on June 19th, 1904. Central and key object of the Monument is equestrian over life size bronze statue of Garibaldi in hat, standard military clothing and wielding saber in the right hand. Statue atopes complicated and massive tiered marble pedestal decorated on its sides by bronze statues, floral motifs and memorial tablets.

Giuseppe Garibaldi (4 July 1807 in Nice – 2 June 1882 on Caprera) was an Italian general and politician and nationalist who played a large role in the history of Italy. He is considered, with Camillo Cavour, Victor Emmanuel II and Giuseppe Mazzini, as one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland". Garibaldi was a central figure in the Italian Risorgimento, since he personally commanded and fought in many military campaigns that led eventually to the formation of a unified Italy. He was appointed general by the provisional government of Milan in 1848, General of the Roman Republic in 1849 by the Minister of War, and led the Expedition of the Thousand on behalf and with the consent of Victor Emmanuel II. He has been called the "Hero of Two Worlds" because of his military enterprises in Brazil, Uruguay and Europe. These earned him a considerable reputation in Italy and abroad, aided by exceptional international media coverage at the time. Many of the greatest intellectuals of his time, such as Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, and George Sand, showered him with admiration. The United Kingdom and the United States helped him a great deal, offering him financial and military support in difficult circumstances. In the popular telling of his story, he is associated with the red shirts worn by his volunteers in lieu of a uniform. [wiki]