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Anita and Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi was a leader in the struggle for Italian unification and independence. When Garibaldi was exiled from Italy, he fled to South America, where he lived for 12 years and another struggle for independence this time for the independence of Uruguay from Argentina. While in Brazil, Garibaldi fell passionate in love with Anita their marriage, the two were Laguna, a small town in southern Brazil. After their marriage, the two were inseparable. Anita was even known to fight battles alongside Garibaldi. However, on August 4, 1849, Anita’s pregnant 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.