Tunisi – Chiesa e Cimitero di St-George giovedì, Nov 12 2009 

Non molte persone conoscono l’esistenza di questo piccolo angolo di paradiso nel bel mezzo della Medina di Tunisi.

Tunis St-George's View

La Chiesa venne eretta nel 1899-1901 ma il cimitero era stato in funzione fin dal 1645 e rimase aperto fino al 1885 quando una nuova sezione evangelica per gli Europei venne aperta nel cimitero municipale a Bab al-Khadra. (altro…)

Leghorn / Livorno mercoledì, Ott 21 2009 

I’d like to point out some of the main regions and cities on which the research is focused, starting from Livorno/Leghorn.

Livorno_Medit_dot

Leghorn position in the Mediterranean Sea

The Tyrrenian Sea and the Gulf of Lion

The Tyrrhenian Sea and the Gulf of Lion (click to zoom)

The most significant event at the origin of the population of Leghorn by foreign merchants is the emanation of the “Livornine” laws and Constitution by the Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinando I dé Medici between 1590 and 1603. These laws made Leghorn a free-port (duty-free zone) and attracted a great number of merchants who were also granted freedom of religion and amnesty. The 1593 Constitution was purposedly addressed to Jews but its effects regarded all kinds of merchants (Dutch, English, French, Greeks, Raguseans, Armenians, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish…).

(work in progress)