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Birthplaces of Josephine and Salvatore |
| Region of Campania It has 5 provinces (counties) | Region of Sicilia It has 9 provinces (counties) |
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| Vincent's parents both came by ship from the port of Naples. | The 20 regions of Italy (similar to our states) are shown below. |
Josephine's ship (Oregon) sailed from Naples in 1896
when she was 12. Naples was about 20 miles from the town of Palma. Salvatore's ship (Archimede) sailed from Naples in 1900
when he was 18. Naples was about 300 miles by water and about 400 miles by land from Mistretta. I do not know which way he got to Naples. The map to the right has a red dot above Campania. Pause your cursor there. It is the city of Palma where Josephine was born. It is in the province of Napoli which is one of 5 in the region of Campania. See above on left. The map to the right has a red dot above Sicilia. Pause your cursor there. It is the city of Mistretta where Salvatore was born. It is in the province of Messina which is one of 9 in the region of Sicilia. See above on right. |
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