Background
Giuseppe La Farina was born at Messina on July 20, 1815.
Giuseppe La Farina was born at Messina on July 20, 1815.
On account of the part Giuseppe La Farina took in the insurrection of 1837 he had to leave Sicily, but returning in 1839 he conducted various newspapers of liberal tendencies, until his efforts were completely interdicted, when he removed to Florence.
In 1840 he had published Messina ed i suoi monu- menti, and after his removal to Florence he brought out La Germania coi suoi monumenti (1842), L' Italia coi suoi monu- menti (1842), La Svizzera storica ed artistica (1842 - 1843), La China, 4 vols.
(1843 - 1847), and Storia d' Italia, 7 vols. (1846 - 1854).
After vigorously conducting a campaign against the Bourbon troops, he was forced into exile, and repaired to France in 1849.
In 1850 he published his Storia documentata della Rivoluzione Siciliana del 1848-1849, and in 1851-1852 his Storia d' Italia dal 1815 al 1848, in 6 vols.
With Daniele Manin (q. v. ), one of the founders of that society, he advocated the unity of Italy under Victor Emmanuel even before Cavour, with whom at one time he had daily interviews, and organized the emigration of volunteers from all parts of Italy into the Piedmontese army.
He also negotiated an interview between Cavour and Garibaldi, with the result that the latter was appointed commander of the Cacciatori delle Alpi in the war of 1859.
Risorgimento