Francesco Crispi e le amministrazioni locali tra due rivoluzioni (1848-60)

Autore: Francesco La Manna
In: Meridiana. 98, 2020
doi:10.23744/3249
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Abstract

The essay focuses on the Francesco Crispi complex character and the local power management during the revolutions of 1848 and 1860. In 1860 Crispi plays a central role in Garibaldi dictatorial government in Sicily. Many of the most important and drastic choices made by the secretary of the dictatorship are a direct consequence of the experience he gained during the months preceding the failed revolution which occurred a decade before. During this revolution, Francesco Crispi expressed various interests that he will develop later. This critical step, his high legal background and his uncommon nature are the prerequisites for the stabilization and success of a very uncertain revolution which try to find a difficult balance point in the principle of «tanto ordine con tanta libertà».

Keywords: Crispi; Sicily; 1848; 1860.