Carlo Barsotti
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Carlo Barsotti was an Italian-American newspaper and bank owner. He was born in Pisa
, Italy in 1850 and died in New Jersey
, United States in 1927.
newspaper in New York City
, which soon became the city's largest-circulation foreign-language newspaper .
In 1882 he opened the Italian American Bank, with Carlo Pavia as his general manager.
King Umberto II of Italy rewarded him the distinction of the title Chevalier in 1888. With numerous awards from the country of Venezuela
and the Italian Red Cross, he was a very notable Italian figure in late 19th century America.
Barsotti used his newspaper as a tool to raise funds for monuments to great Italian figures, which were disseminated all over New York City's parks. Examples of his funding efforts are Washington Square
(Giuseppe Garibaldi
), Battery Park
(Giovanni Da Verrazzano), Verdi Square
(Giuseppe Verdi
) and Columbus Circle
(Christopher Columbus
).
Pisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
, Italy in 1850 and died in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States in 1927.
Biography
Barsotti emigrated from Italy to New York City in 1872. In 1879, he founded the Il Progresso Italo-AmericanoIl Progresso Italo-Americano
Il Progresso Italo-Americano was an Italian-language daily newspaper in the United States, published from 1880 to 1988, when it was shut down due to a union dispute. In 1989, most journalists of Il Progresso reunited to create a new daily, America Oggi...
newspaper in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, which soon became the city's largest-circulation foreign-language newspaper .
In 1882 he opened the Italian American Bank, with Carlo Pavia as his general manager.
King Umberto II of Italy rewarded him the distinction of the title Chevalier in 1888. With numerous awards from the country of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
and the Italian Red Cross, he was a very notable Italian figure in late 19th century America.
Barsotti used his newspaper as a tool to raise funds for monuments to great Italian figures, which were disseminated all over New York City's parks. Examples of his funding efforts are Washington Square
Washington Square
Washington Square may refer to:Places* Washington Square , Massachusetts* Washington Square , Brookline, Massachusetts* Washington Square Park , Illinois* Washington Square , South Carolina...
(Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian military and political figure. In his twenties, he joined the Carbonari Italian patriot revolutionaries, and fled Italy after a failed insurrection. Garibaldi took part in the War of the Farrapos and the Uruguayan Civil War leading the Italian Legion, and...
), Battery Park
Battery Park
Battery Park is a 25-acre public park located at the Battery, the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York City, facing New York Harbor. The Battery is named for artillery batteries that were positioned there in the city's early years in order to protect the settlement behind them...
(Giovanni Da Verrazzano), Verdi Square
Verdi Square
Verdi Square is a small triangle of land enclosed by a railing, located on Manhattan's Upper West Side, between 72nd Street and 73rd Street on the south and north, and Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue on the west and east. On the south the square fronts West 72nd Street; across the street to the...
(Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century...
) and Columbus Circle
Columbus Circle
Columbus Circle, named for Christopher Columbus, is a major landmark and point of attraction in the New York City borough of Manhattan, located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue, Broadway, Central Park South , and Central Park West, at the southwest corner of Central Park. It is the point from...
(Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
).