Cesare Battisti

Cesare Battisti was an Italian irredentist. His main goal was to unify all Italians including those living in Italian areas of the Austrian Empire. His patriotism was based on an ethnic-centered nationalism which overrode his socialist views and put him at odds with the anti-war, internationalist tenets of the socialist party.
Although condemned as a traitor in Austria, in Italy he is considered a patriot,hero and martyr, even today,some ninety years after his death. In Trento there is a dramatic monument to him at the site of his grave. In towns and cities all over Italy there are streets and piazzas named after Cesare Battisti.

Two new books published by Museo Storico in Trento recall his life and tragic death:
- L'eroe conteso: la costruzione del mito di Cesare Battisti negli anni 1916-1935 by Massimo Tiezzi, 2008
- Come si porta u uomo alla morte: la fotografia della cattura e dell'esecuzione di Cesare Battisti, ed. Diego Leoni, 2008