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HOMEPAGE ! ACQUALAGNA ! ASPROMONTE !

CALABRIA ! CITTÀ DI REGGIO CALABRIA !
COMUNE DI SANTO STEFANO !
GIUSEPPE MUSOLINO ! GRECANICO !
ITALIOT-GREEK ! ITALIOTE-GREEK !
KING OF ASPROMONTE !
KING VICTOR EMMANUEL III ! MAGNA GRAECIA !
MAGNA GRECIA ! MUSOLINO ! URBINO !
JANUARY 22, 1956: DEATH OF ITALIOTE-GREEK
GIUSEPPE MUSOLINO, THE "KING OF ASPROMONTE"

January 22, 1956: Death of

Italiote-Greek Giuseppe
Musolino, the "King of
Aspromonte"

By Guest Contributor 11 months ago

On this day, we remember the life of the

Italiote-Greek Giuseppe Musolino, the
“King of Aspromonte.”

An infamous folk hero of the

marginalised in the south, he was born
on September 24, 1876, in the Grecanico
(Italiote-Greek) town of Comune di
Santo Stefano in Aspromonte [Greko:
Στέφανος] in the province of Reggio
Calabria.

A simple woodcutter by trade, Giuseppe

was falsely accused and convicted of
attempted murder in 1898 and
sentenced to 21 years in prison. The
incident, which led to his initial
incarceration, took place on October 28,
1897.

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On the day in question, a brawl had

broken out in a local tavern in Santo
Stefano, in which Giuseppe
participated. The following day, one of
the individuals from the fight was found
shot and wounded in their stable.

Musolino was arrested six months later

and accused of participating in the
attempted murder, which he
adamantly denied.

However, Giuseppe managed to escape

from jail on January 9, 1899.

He then embarked on a campaign of

revenge, targeting those who had
wrongfully accused him.

In total, he would attack nine people,

murdering 5, which led to a nationwide
search for him.

A bounty of 5,000 lire being placed on

his head and his notoriety soon spread
throughout the country due to the press
coverage of his story, which stirred the
imagination of many in Italy and
abroad.

Giuseppe eventually becoming a sort of

legend and the subject of many
Calabrian folk tales and popular songs.

Giuseppe eventually decided to leave

the safety of Calabria to seek a pardon
from the new King Victor Emmanuel III,
which resulted in his capture by
Carabinieri on October 22, 1901, in
Acqualagna, near Urbino.

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On July 11, 1902, he was tried and

sentenced to life in prison.

Giuseppe remained until 1946 when he

developed a mental illness, which
resulted in him being transferred to an
asylum in Città di Reggio Calabria.

He died on January 22, 1956.

By The Grecanici Nation.

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