di Davide Cristaldi
Vicepresidenta nazionale Comitati Due Sicilie
Quella del 19 dicembre è stata una giornata che ha messo un ulteriore tassello nella Bourbon reconstruction of the history of Sicily.
Thick, interested and demanding audience who attended the delivery of Cozzo Telegraph, as I particularly appreciated the enthusiasm, preparedness and ability to involve the association of Ivan Alicata Nature Sicula and Luca di Giacomo association Marilighea .
Key to its success was the presence of the archaeologist and local historian Italo Russo, the first to find the sources and identified the remains of the telegraph Bourbon Diavolodopera. Thanks to him we have entered the site easily and we were able to reconstruct a more that those were the great historical events of the telegraph station.
unexpected as the presence of happy Carmelo Modica, a man of proven faith Bourbon that I got to know on Sunday when he joined the expedition, and with which I hope is soon to launch a fruitful collaboration.
be noted in the presence of Augusta 'Association "Two Sicilies" led by President James Casole , I got to know more on Sunday, its association with I hope I can organize something together soon.
Historical Background
The area surrounding the optical telegraph Diavolodopera , Also said "Diavolopri" or "Opra d'Avola" , is now known by the name of "Cozzo Telegraph" and is on a hill between Brucoli and Agusta. The telegraph station was located between the adjacent river Simeto (Portuguese House) and the town of Augusta (Old Earth) As shown in the legend of the map of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies telegraph, "Diavolodopera" was also used for spotting and reporting of ships that lined the area of \u200b\u200bsea below.
The exact date of construction we do not know, but certainly going back a few months after 1816, when it was established the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Sicily and set up the system comunicazione telegrafica ottica con il sistema Depillon (telegrafo a 3 braccia)
La spedizione
Partiti da Augusta abbiamo raggiunto Cozzo Telegrafo in 15 minuti circa. Questa montagnola, famosa per gli eventi bellici che la videro protagonista come importante caposaldo italo-tedesco per la difesa di Catania dall'esercito inglese guidato dal generale Montgomery, si presenta come un sistema irto di tunnel sotterranei, cunicoli, bunker, vasche per cannoni tutti costruiti durante la seconda guerra mondiale.
Giunti sulla sommità del cocuzzolo, il Sig. Russo ci ha mostrato il punto in cui sorgeva il telegrafo: abbiamo in effetti rinvenuto i resti dell'intonaco sui cui era poggiato il macchinario, i resti del perimeter wall of the hut, tiles and tiles of the same. Most importantly, we found:
- two "T" (telegraph) cut into the rock, facing the two telegraphs adjacent
- a button in iron, rusty, and above what appears to be a lily Bourbon (probably lost by a telegraph officer), for which we report a precise
- remains of plates, bowls, vases in glazed terracotta nel'800 generally in use, for which Mr. Russo will make a expertise that will determine the exact date.
Most of this material, as well as several bricks, are also been found 20 meters away in all directions, an unmistakable sign of an explosion, certainly occurred during the bombardments of the war: according to historians of our Armando Donato Mozer, head of the CDS for the province of Messina and experienced military, Bourbon telegraph station was blown up on the morning of July 15, 1943 as a result of the massive British bombardment by land and by sea, to 12.30 on the same day that caused the fall of the stronghold of Cozzo Telegraph.
Finite appropriate surveys and inspections, has been exposed to the public a historical overview of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, was shown and explained the flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies as well as the map of the United telegraph, objects have proved particularly popular as evidenced by the volley of questions and curiosities that have placed myself with pleasure.
The vast majority of participants were unaware of the history of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and his first, so the mission can be said than done.
All photos of the event
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