Republic of Cospaia
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Cospaia Republic Repubblica di Cospaia | |||||||||||
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| 1440–1826 | |||||||||||
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| Motto: Perpetua et firma libertas | |||||||||||
| Location of Cospaia Location of Cospaia | |||||||||||
| Status | Microstate | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Italian | ||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Early Modern | ||||||||||
• Established | 1440 | ||||||||||
| May 25 1826 | |||||||||||
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| 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | |||||||||||
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Cospaia was a small republic in Italy, located in northern Umbria, independent from 1440 to 1826.
History
It unexpectedly gained independence in 1440 after Pope Eugene IV, embroiled in a struggle with the Council of Basel, made a sale of territory to the Republic of Florence. By error, a small strip of land went unmentioned in the sale treaty and its inhabitants promptly declared themselves independent. An early centre in Italy for tobacco production, Cospaia eventually deteriorated into a mere smugglers' state which, in 1826, was divided between Tuscany and the Papal States.
Today, Cospaia is a hamlet (frazione) of the comune of San Giustino in the Province of Perugia.
See also
References
- Ascani, Angelo (1963). Cospaia: storia inedita della singolare Repubblica. Umbria: Città di Castello.
- Natali, Filippo (1892). La stato libero di Cospaia: nell'alta Valle del Tevere (1440-1826). Umbertide: stab. tip. Tiberino.
External links
Media related to Cospaia at Wikimedia Commons
- La storia ritrovata: La Repubblica di Cospaia Template:It
- Cospaia: storia della repubblica più piccola al mondo Template:It
- Flag of Cospaia Republic
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