Coluna Capitolina Del Pretti Picture 1

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On July 5, 1928 the plane Savoia-Marchetti S-64 piloted by aviators Italian Carlo Del Prete and Arturo Ferrarin reached the town of Bulls, in Rio Grande do Norte, proceeding from Rome in Italy, after a flight of 49 hours and 19 minutes, nonstop, a distance of 7163 winning quilômetros.

In recognition of the nobility, warmth and kindness that the people brought Natal to the two famous aviators, Benito Mussolini, "Il Duce" as a Minister of Italy, decided to donate the city ​​a "Roman Column," better known as "Column Capitolina" because it originates from Capitol Hill in Rome. Evokes "in form and structure of the temple of Jupiter"

The installation of this column at Natal would serve to further perpetuate the memory of this great air raid. Capitolina Column was inaugurated in January 8, 1931, was brought aboard the ship "Lanzeroto Mlocello", who participated in support of the first air crossing of the South Atlantic by a squadron under the command of General Italo Balbo. 07:30 pm on Jan. 8, an outdoor Mass was prayed by Bishop Marcolino Dantas, on the terrace of the Quayside, with the presence of all the crews and aircraft support ship. After the celebration was the inauguration of the monument. Sun Marcolino blessed and General Italo Balbo column gave a quick speech by giving the monument to the city. At the end, Mayor Pedro Dias Guimaraes welcomed the offer of so valuable and historic landmark. Column Capitolina is 5.80 meters tall, supported on a stand about 3 feet square. It contained two gray marble and bronze plaques with the following words (translated into Portuguese), "brought a swift swoop of wings beyond all tempted away by Carlo Del Prete and Arturo Ferrarin, Italy arrived here on 5 July, 1928. The sea will no longer divide but unites the people of Latin Italy and Brazil. " On the other side of the pedestal was another plate, also with an inscription in Italian, which means in Portuguese means "Italo Balbo here along with the Squadron in transatlantic air route taken by Carlo Del Prete and Arturo Ferrarin remember them forever in this column Capitolina donated by Benito Mussolini devoted to the city of Natal. In January of 1931. " On July 5, 1978, the Ministry of Aeronautics of Brazil inaugurated at a ceremony in the presence of authorities and a significant number of people in the Italian colony, a bronze plaque with the following inscriptions: Fiftieth Anniversary of the first air crossing of Rome - Natal. Italian airmen and Del Prete Ferrarin honor of the Brazilian Air Force. Note: It was first erected on the Esplanade of the Quayside, in Riverside, on January 8, 1931. Four years later, the communist movement overthrew the Natal column claiming that it was a monument erected by a fascist government. Remained in place for many years ignored until rediscovered and set up again, this time in the square and then to John Tiburcio Square in Baldo Carlos Gomes. Finally he was transferred to the width of the Geographical Institute and History in Praça André de Albuquerque.

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