Balilla
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Balilla was the nickname of Giovanni Battista Perasso, a Genoese boy who, according to tradition, started the revolt of 1746 against the Habsburg forces that occupied the city in the War of the Austri
Balilla monument at Portoria Square in Genoa, Italy
Canto degli italiani
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"Il Canto degli italiani" is a patriotic song written by Goffredo Mameli and set to music by Michele Novaro in 1847, currently used as the national anthem of Italy. It is known among Italians as the "
Balilla
…Spider Militare). An Italian fighter plane designed in 1917, the Ansaldo A.1, was named Balilla. He is also mentioned in the Italian National anthem, "Il Canto degli Italiani", composed in 1847: "I bimbi d'Italia / si chiaman Balilla" ("The children of Italy / are all named Balilla"). Two Italian navy submarines were named…
Holographic copy of 1847 of "Il Canto degli italiani"
Goffredo Mameli (1827–1849), lyricist
Michele Novaro (1818–1885), musical composer
Holographic draft of 1847 by Goffredo Mameli of the first strophe and the refrain of "Il Canto degli italiani"