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Statue of General Jean-Pierre Gaffori

Statue of General Jean-Pierre Gaffori

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Statue of General Jean-Pierre Gaffori

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Location: Corsica, France

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Heinz

June 8, 2025

The **Statue of Jean-Pierre Gaffori** is located in **Place Gaffori** in **Corte**, Corsica. It is a significant monument honoring the Corsican general and national hero Jean-Pierre Gaffori, who lived in the 18th century and is known for his resistance to French rule.

Here are some interesting points about the statue and its surroundings:

1. **Location**: The statue stands in a small room in front of a historic building, riddled with bullets. Local legends say that these bullets were fired at Gaffori, highlighting the dramatic story of his time.

2. **Symbolism**: Gaffori is considered a symbol of Corsican national pride and the fight for independence. The statue is a popular spot for tourists and locals who want to remember Corsica's history.

3. **Cultural significance**: Corte, the former capital of independent Corsica, is known not only for the statue, but also for its rich history and the student life that characterizes the city.

The statue by Jean-Pierre Gaffori is therefore not only a work of art, but also an important part of Corsican identity and history.

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Peter

October 9, 2024

Pasquale Paoli was born in 1725 in Stretta, in the municipality of Morosaglia, Corsica. His father, General Giacinto Paoli, was a kind of prime minister in the short-lived Kingdom of Corsica under King Theodore I of Corsica and, in 1739, went into exile in Naples with his youngest son, Pasquale. In 1755, Paoli returned to Corsica as a 30-year-old ensign in the King's Corsican Guard and, as commander at the head of the Corsican guerrillas, fought the Genoese. He succeeded in expelling them from the interior and entrenching them in a few port cities.

In the same year, Paoli gave Corsica a democratic constitution and temporarily ruled Corsica. He named Corte its capital. Among other things, he was friends with the Buonaparte family, who fought with him against the Corsican enemy Marius Matra. Carlo di Buonaparte, Napoleon's father, collaborated on a Corsican constitution and became Paoli's right-hand man.

When the Genoese ceded the island to France on May 15, 1768, pending redemption, Paoli fought the French. In 1768, the French, who had landed with 10,000 men, were forced to withdraw. A year later, however, 22,000 men landed under the command of the Comte de Vaux and defeated the Corsicans in the Battle of Ponte Novu on May 9, 1769. Paoli laid down his arms and chose exile. In 1790, the revolutionary National Assembly voted for the final annexation of Corsica to France.

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