FROM THE VILLAGE TO THE NATION – SEARCH – CAGLIARI – MERCOLEDI 7 NOVEMBRE

From the Village to the Nation. On November 7, we discuss in Cagliari
families and places that have shaped the history of Sardinia

On November 7, 2012 in the premises of the Hall Search in Cagliari,
Khorakhané the association organized the day From village to
Nation. The family Cocco Ortu from its origins to the Parliament.

The focus of the training sites, social, civil and
sheet of the elite Sardinian, between late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, is
center of the decisive events in the history of Sardinia from
revolutionary period of the late eighteenth century to the conspiracy of the Palabanda
1812, to get to the uprising against the Chiudende (1832) and the riots
for the division of the land of the forties
the nineteenth century.

The occasion of the meeting is given by the presentation of the volume of
Giampaolo Willow, from the village to the nation. The construction of
bourgeoisies in Sardinia (published by AM & D) and the rate multimedia Almost a
Secentenario, produced by Khorakhané and edited by Aldo Pillitu.

The appointment

The event, sponsored by the City of Cagliari and made
collaboration with Historical Archive of the City of Cagliai – MEM,
State Archives of Cagliari, Oristano State Archives,
Archival Superintendency of Sardinia and the City of Villasor opens
with the presentation of multimedia essay titled Almost a
secentenario. Events of the building Alagon Villasor in the light of
new archival documents, which reconstructs the transformations of
symbolic monument of Villasor that in the early nineteenth century, is the backdrop to the
severe conflict between the elite anti-feudal Villasor and its
landowner. Among the main protagonists of the battle is Joseph
Ortu, a lawyer originally from Cagliari Villasor and grandfather of
minister Giolitti era Francesco Cocco-Ortu, who at the same
year (1812), part of the conspiracy that Palabanda shaking in
deep in the city of Cagliari.

In the afternoon (from 16) the appointment continues with the presentation of the
volume of Giampaolo Willow, entitled “From village to
nation. The construction of the bourgeoisie in Sardinia “. From Villasor you
move it in the other places of social formation,
and political capital of surnames and families protagonists
the political life of Sardinia between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: from Villasor in Sestu
and Assemini, from Benetutti in Nuraminis, passing through Cagliari until
get to Rome “national”.

The speakers

Morning Session, 9:30 am

Enrica Puggioni, Councillor for Culture of the City of Cagliari, Monica
Grossi, director of the State Superintendent of Cagliari and
Archives for Sardinia, Dolores Melis, Director of Library Studies
Sardi and Historical Archive of the City of Cagliari (MEM), Walter Marongiu,
Mayor of Villasor.

The speakers will be Carla Ferrante, Director of the State of
Oristano, Marcello Schirru, a researcher at the University of Cagliari
Professor of History of Architecture, Sebastian Fenu,
paleographer and archivist at the Historical Archive of the City of Quartu S.
Elena, Aldo Pillitu, curator of the assay.

Afternoon Session, 16:00

After the greetings of Monica Grossi, director of the State of
Cagliari and Sardinia Superintendent for archival and Marinella
Ferrai Coconut Ortu, President of the Committee of Cagliari Institute for
Italian Risorgimento, there are interventions Cecilia Dau
Novelli, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Cagliari and
author of the book The National City. Rome, the capital of a new elite
(1870-1915) and Mario Gottardi, journalist and historian. Coordinates Stefano
Pira, AM & D editions.

The exhibition

The public can visit the exhibition, documentary and photographic
held at the Sala Search. Admission free.

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