Irredentist patriot, born in Trento, Trentino, N Italy. He joined the Socialist party at a very young age and founded the paper L'avvenire del lavoratore (The Worker's Future) in 1896. A deputy in the Austrian parliament, he supported the Italian minorities' desire for autonomy. At the outbreak of World War 1 he joined the Italian army as a volunteer, but was later captured by the Austrians and hanged in the Buon Consiglio castle in Trento.
Cesare Battisti (February 4, 1875 – July 12, 1916) was an Italian-Austrian politician, revolutionary and irredentist.
Battisti was born in Trento, an Italian-speaking city which at the time was part of Austria-Hungary. He was captured by the Austrians one year later (10 July), and hanged on July 12, 1916 in his hometown, in Castello del Buonconsiglio.
He is considered a national hero in Italy, and a memorial monument was dedicated to him in his hometown.
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