Person

Anita Garibaldi

1821–1849 · 19th century · Also known as Ana Maria de Jesus Ribeiro

Anita Garibaldi, born Ana Maria de Jesus Ribeiro in Santa Catarina, Brazil, was the companion and later wife of Giuseppe Garibaldi. She met him at Laguna in 1839 and fought beside him in the Ragamuffin War, in Uruguay and in the defence of the Roman Republic in 1849. She died during the retreat from Rome that year.

Anita Garibaldi
Image: Gaetano Gallino · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Juliana Republic

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Garibaldi Leaves Rome2 July 1849

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