Anita and Giuseppe garibaldi (1839-1849)
While in Brazil Garibaldi fell passionately in love with Anita Ribeiro,
a young woman from Laguna,a small town in southern Brazil. After their marriage,the two were inseparable.Anita was even know to fight battles alongside Garibaldi. However, on August 4, 1849, Anita, pr.egnant and sick, died in Garibaldi's arms. Garibaldi never did get over his grief at Anita's death. Over a decade later, when he went to meet the first king of a unified Italy, he wore one of her scarves