Sunday 9 June stage of the Legnano Volunteer Ciceroni Group
Legnano – And, as if by magic, this Sunday it also arrived‘Alberto da Giussanothe leader, played by the Legnanese Riccardo Croci.
The Ciceroni Volunteer Group of Legnano Sunday 9 June stopped at Monument to the Warrior of Legnano, telling its story, from the laying of the first stone on May 29, 1865, to the fake inauguration on May 29, 1876, on the occasion of the celebration of the seventh centenary. At the real inauguration with great pomp on 29 June 1900.
The Butti monument is dedicated to the Warrior, in a victory attitude with unsheathed sword and shield on the other arm to signify Victory and driving the enemy away to the north from where he had come. The monument, as the Ciceroni still remember, is a 50 quintal bronze statue, with a total height of approximately 9 metres, with a gray granite base with various bas-reliefs. Protecting it is a wrought iron gate of approximately 12 meters per side created by the well-known Milanese artist Alessandro Mazzucotelli based on a design by Butti with the coat of arms of Legnano and Rome, as the capital, in addition to the coats of arms of Milan and Venice, as the main cities of the League. .
“We want to say thanks to our “Alberto da Giussano” Riccardo Croci, to the Legnarello contradaiola Irene and Letizia, who intervened to support the guides Eligio and Valentino, for the emotions conveyed in remembering the parade, in the most prestigious role, and life in the manors with a whole year’s commitment to best prepare the parade. Thanks to the photographers Antonio Pasquale Emanuele, Francesco Morello and Giancarlo De Angeli. Furthermore, thanks to the Local Police for the logistical assistance, to the Mayor Lorenzo Radice and Councilor Monica Berna Nasca for their greetings and support of the initiative”.
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