jan 1, 1831 - Menotti's Death
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Ciro Menotti, a member of a Carbonari, leads a revolt against the Austrian government in Modena. He was promptly defeated and hanged, but in dying, became a martyr. Garibaldi would go on to name one of his children after him
-His rebellion in Modena embodies the nationalist ideal of an ethnic population wishing to rule themself
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