Monument to the Torri Tarelli Brothers
The bas-relief depicts the faces of the five Torri Tarelli brothers, born in Onno and known for their roles in the Italian Wars of Independence and the unification of Italy (1848–1861).
The work was placed here by the Municipal Administration in 2011 to mark the 150th anniversary of Italian Unity.
It reproduces the same subject created in bronze by the Milanese sculptor Angelo Montegani, still visible today in Lecco, on the façade of the family home.
Giovanni (1824–1848)
He took part in the “Five Days of Milan” and died while attempting to transport weapons to Lecco.
Carlo (1832–1887)
He was the most active of the brothers.
He fought in the “Five Days of Milan”, in the First and Second Wars of Independence.
In 1860, he moved to Genoa, where he helped organize the Expedition of the Thousand, in which he also took part.
He was wounded in Palermo and awarded the Silver Medal for Military Valor.
In 1862, he joined Giuseppe Garibaldi in Aspromonte.
Four years later, he fought in the Third War of Independence, at Bezzecca, and in 1867 suffered defeat at Mentana, alongside his brother Battista.
In 1870, he sailed to Buenos Aires, where he worked to assist sick and needy compatriots, earning recognition from the government.
He later returned to Italy and retired to Onno, in his birthplace by the harbor, marked by a plaque still visible today.
He died in 1887, and his remains rest in the old cemetery near the Church of St. Anne.
Tommaso (1835–1893)
After graduating in engineering, he devoted himself to recruiting volunteers for the Second War of Independence.
Giuseppe (1839–1860)
He began a religious career but left it to enlist and join his brother Carlo.
Together, they embarked on the Expedition of the Thousand.
He died in September 1860 in Catanzaro, from an infection caused by a wound received in Palermo while fighting in the Bixio Brigade.
In 1861, King Victor Emmanuel II awarded him the Silver Medal for Military Valor, posthumously.
Battista (1840–1901)
He studied Law in Pavia, but in 1859 fought in the Second War of Independence with his brothers Tommaso and Giuseppe.
The following year, he was in Sicily with Carlo and Giuseppe, fighting alongside Garibaldi.
With Carlo, he later suffered the defeat at Mentana (1867) and was imprisoned in Civitavecchia.
After his release, he returned to Lecco, where he worked as a lawyer until his death.
The high relief depicts the faces of the five Torri Tarelli brothers, born in Onno.
They distinguished themselves in the Wars of Independence and the process of Italian Unification (1848–1861).
The work was placed here by the Municipality of Oliveto Lario in 2011 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy.
The subject reproduces the bronze sculpture by Angelo Montegani, visible in Lecco on the façade of the family home.
Giovanni (1824–1848)
He took part in the Five Days of Milan and died while attempting to deliver weapons to Lecco.
Carlo (1832–1887)
He was the most active of the brothers.
He fought in the Five Days of Milan, in the First and Second Wars of Independence.
In 1860 he moved to Genoa and joined the Expedition of the Thousand.
Wounded in Palermo, he was awarded the Silver Medal for Military Valor.
In 1862 he fought alongside Garibaldi in Aspromonte.
He also took part in the Third War of Independence (Battle of Bezzecca, 1866) and in the defeat at Mentana (1867).
In 1870 he left for Buenos Aires, where he helped many poor and sick Italians.
He later returned to Onno and died there in 1887.
He is buried in the old cemetery, near the Church of Saint Anne.
Tommaso (1835–1893)
An engineer, he assisted in recruiting volunteers for the Second War of Independence.
Giuseppe (1839–1860)
He left religious life to join his brother Carlo in the Expedition of the Thousand.
He died in Catanzaro in 1860 from an infection caused by a wound sustained in Palermo.
In 1861, King Victor Emmanuel II awarded him a Silver Medal posthumously.
Battista (1840–1901)
He studied law in Pavia and fought alongside his brothers in the Second War of Independence.
In 1860, he joined the Expedition of the Thousand and, seven years later, fought at the Battle of Mentana.
He was taken prisoner in Civitavecchia and later released.
He returned to Lecco, where he worked as a lawyer until his death.
