Illustrious Italians in Africa Cav. Andre Martinaglia
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CAV. ANDRE MARTINAGLIA ILLUSTRIOUS ITALIANS IN AFRICA MEMORIES OF SOME NOBILITY AND ILLUSTIOUS ITALIAN PEOPLE IN AFRICA Unique Italians in Africa 1 THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION AND ASSOCIATION ON NOBILITY (TICAN) CAV. ANDRE MARTINAGLIA ILLUSTRIOUS ITALIANS IN AFRICA MEMORIES OF SOME NOBILITY AND ILLUSTIOUS ITALIAN PEOPLE IN AFRICA Copyright © The International Commission and Association on Nobility (TICAN) 2013. All rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means – electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise– without written permission from the publisher. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Unique Italians in Africa 2 THE AUTHOR Cav. Andre Eugene Martinaglia. Twenty years in policing with the South African and South West African Police in Namibia, with the rank of Inspector (1966-1998) from 1990- 2009 Deputy Sheriff in Belville, Cape Town. In 1992 organized South Africa's entry and participation in the ''World Police and Fire Games'' in 1993 at Colorado Springs, U.S.A., and thereafter a string of other countries all over the world. Involved with marketing the ''International Law Enforcement Games'' in 1995 in Dubai. Awarded ''National Certificate of Appreciation'', by the South African Police Commissioner in the same year. Awarded ''Knighthood'' by the Italian Government in 2007 for literature, with the title of ''Cavaliere''. Appointed Knight and Ambassador of the Royal Georgian Legion of Tblisi, Republic of Georgia in South Africa in 2010. His grandfather Guglielmo Martinaglia arrived at South Africa from Piedmont, north of Italy in 1879. Since then his family has married into South African families. Grandfather discovered the internationally well-known Sterkfontein Caves west of Johannesburg and north of the town of Krugersdorp in 1896, which is one of the ‘’Cradles of Mankind’’. Andre is a historic writer and genealogist now by profession in conjunction with the Director of the ‘’Genealogy Institute of South Africa (GISA) in Stellenbosch, near Cape Town. He wrote several articles dealing with the History of the Italians in South Africa. Languages: English, Afrikaans, German and Italian. Andre is the Regional Director to the Republic of South Africa for “The International Commission and Association on Nobility”. The Commission and Association on Nobility was established in January 2008 to unite and honor in its membership those persons who represent the contemporary Nobility which remains latent but hidden in the shadows. This Association is based on the ideals of chivalry, nobility and aristocracy. Unique Italians in Africa 3 Table of Contents THE AUTHOR .................................................................................................................................. 3 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 6 BRIEF HISTORY OF ITALY ........................................................................................................... 8 EARLY ITALY ............................................................................................................................... 9 The Etruscans.......................................................................................................................... 10 ROMAN ITALY ........................................................................................................................... 11 The Roman Empire ................................................................................................................ 12 Popes and Emperors .............................................................................................................. 13 THE MIDDLE AGES .................................................................................................................. 14 The Lombards ......................................................................................................................... 14 The Franks ............................................................................................................................... 14 The Ottonians .......................................................................................................................... 15 The Rise of the Italian City-States ........................................................................................ 15 The Holy Roman Empire ....................................................................................................... 16 The Kingdom of Sicily ............................................................................................................ 17 THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE AND FOREIGN DOMINATION ........................................... 18 ITALIAN UNIFICATION........................................................................................................... 20 The Napoleonic Era in Italy .................................................................................................. 21 The Risorgimento ................................................................................................................... 21 The birth of Italy ..................................................................................................................... 22 THE KINGDOM OF ITALY ....................................................................................................... 24 THE FASCIST PERIOD ............................................................................................................. 25 The Rise of Fascism ................................................................................................................ 25 Fascist Expansionism............................................................................................................. 25 World War II ........................................................................................................................... 26 POSTWAR ITALY ....................................................................................................................... 26 The Berlusconi era .................................................................................................................. 27 Natural Disaster .......................................................................................................................... 27 UNIQUE ITALIAN PEOPLE IN AFRICA .................................................................................... 28 Italian immigration .................................................................................................................... 29 Post-colonial migrations ........................................................................................................ 30 Unique Italians in Africa 4 Italian colonies in Africa ............................................................................................................ 31 Early Italian immigrants in South Africa ............................................................................ 32 Memories of some noble and notable Italian families in Africa: ......................................... 35 The Liguori - The Saint, his family and the church. .......................................................... 35 The Labia Family of Cape Town, South Africa ................................................................... 37 Guido Raffaele Monzali ......................................................................................................... 41 Princess Hélène of Orléans Duchess of Aosta .................................................................... 42 Angelo Vanzaghi ..................................................................................................................... 46 Renato Redondi ...................................................................................................................... 47 Adolfo Ascoli ........................................................................................................................... 48 Guglielmo Martinaglia -''Wonderhole Man'' ...................................................................... 50 The Piedmontese Italians in South Africa ........................................................................... 51 Edoardo Daniele Villa ............................................................................................................ 58 ''Armando Baldinelli'' - Mosaic Master Energized By Africa!'' ......................................... 60 The Opera Stars Awake! ........................................................................................................ 61 Anna Maria Bocciarelli .......................................................................................................... 65 Domenico Chiochetti .............................................................................................................. 66 Giuseppe Manca ..................................................................................................................... 68 Angelo Gobbato ...................................................................................................................... 69 Special Thanks