Sicily: An Island at the Crossroads of History by John Julius Norwich
Author:John Julius Norwich [Norwich, John Julius]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Historical Geography, Italy
ISBN: 9780812995176
Amazon: 0812995171
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2015-07-20T22:00:00+00:00
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*1 In fact the Messinesi, increasingly concerned at the rise of Palermo, would have welcomed a separation. In 1629 they offered a million scudi to Spain if she would divide the island into two at the Salso River, with twin Viceroys in Palermo and Messina. The King, Philip IV, was tempted, but declined.
*2 Principally Favignana and Levanzo.
*3 Giacomo Serpotta (see page 174) used the metal for a statue of the Spanish King trampling the hydra of rebellion.
*4 The whole area has been designated by the United Nations as a World Heritage Site, and quite right too.
*5 Anthony Blunt suggests that he may have traveled to Rome when about twenty, but there is no written evidence.
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