The recent victories of Garibaldi in southern and central Italy had made possible further unification of Italy. A plebiscite of the population followed and by decree from Naples Victor Emanuel II declared that the Neapolitan Provinces were now part of the Italian state. A similar decree on the same day did the same for Sicily and Umbria. Modern Italy had now mostly been formed. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
Great Britain, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, British and Foreign State Papers, Vol. 57 (London, H.M.S.O., 1871), 1039-1041.
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