What happened at the breach of Porta Pia in Rome?

The breach of Porta Pia

La breccia di Porta Pia

20 September 1870. Rome was still ruled by the pope, protected by a French garrison.

Where: Italy

What happened

Rome was still ruled by the pope, protected by a French garrison. When France went to war with Prussia in the summer of 1870 the French left, and on 20 September Italian troops opened a breach in the city walls near Porta Pia and entered Rome. A plebiscite joined the city to Italy, and in 1871 it became the capital. Pope Pius IX refused to accept it and called himself a prisoner in the Vatican; the quarrel was only settled by the Lateran Pacts of 1929.

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Dal 1871 Roma è la capitale d'Italia.

Since 1871 Rome has been the capital of Italy.

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