Balilla

Genoese boy

PersonhumanQ338710

Also known as Giovanni Battista Perasso

Born: 1735
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1.Stated in Faceted Application of Subject TerminologyRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in opac.vatlib.it
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Died: 1781
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1.Stated in Faceted Application of Subject TerminologyRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in opac.vatlib.it
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Birthplace: Genoa
Place of death: Genoa
Occupation: revolutionary

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Balilla was the nickname of Giovanni Battista Perasso (1735–1781), a Genoese boy who, according to tradition, started the revolt of 1746 against the Habsburg forces that occupied the city in the War of the Austrian Succession by throwing a stone at an Austrian official.

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Opera Nazionale Balilla1926 · Italian Fascist youth organization

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Giovan Battista
Nickname: Balilla

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