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Today, May 9th, is an important date in the history of Corsica.
The troops of Pascal Paoli are defeated by the French troops, in Ponte Novu.

Le Father of the Corsica Nation

Pasquale Paoli, proclaimed Father of the Fatherland and Général of the Nation strongly marked the history of Corsica. He is the initiator of the Corsican constitution and contributed to the development of that of the United States of America; many American cities bear its name: Paoli City in Colorado, Indiana, Pennsylvania… On April 6, 1725, when Pasquale Paoli is born in Stretta, close to Merusaglia, Corsica is still occupied by troops génoises. They are only ten years later, on January 30, 1735, which Corsica is declared independent by Cunsulta d' Orezza which voted the first Corsica constitution, the first modern democratic constitution. The legislative power is entrusted at an assembly made up of deputies elected by the people and the executive power is entrusted to a junta of six members elected by the assembly. Ghjacintu Paoli, father of Pasquale, are elected appointed and sit at the junta. But in 1739 Corsica is again demolished by Genoa forcing Paoli with the exile. Taken refuge to Naples, Pasquale Paoli will follow the courses of the university of this city where it will make brilliant studies and will direct itself towards a military career. Then it is named second lieutenant with the royal regiment in garrison in Sicily. Although in exile, the Paoli young person attentively follows the events which shake Corsica and when his/her Clemente brother and of many notable islanders ask him to return to Corsica it does it. On April 29, 1755 Pasquale Paoli unloads in Aleria; on July 14 Cunsulta d' Orezza proclaims it Général of the Corsica Nation. When Pasquale Paoli seizes the power the disorder and anarchy reign in Corsica and a heavy spot awaits it. As of November 1755 it will make island a State equipped with a constitution, an administration, a justice and an army. It will be only into 1761 that Cunsulta de Viscuvatu will decide to strike currency. Parallel to political work, Pasquale Paoli opens many schools and creates in Corti the university of Corsica. It also works from the economic point of view by supporting agriculture, industry and the foreign trade. It creates an administration in charge of the culture of the grounds and introduced potato in Corsica. Pasquale Paoli develops the exploitation of the lead and copper mines and creates the port of Isula. Under his authority Corsica becomes a republic admired by many pays.

origine: www.pasqualepaoli.com