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Masaniello (c. 1623–1647)

Italian rebel leader. He led a revolt in 1647 against taxes on fruit and vegetables introduced in Naples, which led to the defeat of government forces. For a short time he was master of the city, but he became dictatorial and was assassinated by the Viceroy's agents.

He was born in Amalfi.

Masaniello

Opera by Auber; see La Muette de Portici.
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De Miranda demonstrates how the practice of the Academy always sought to create and maintain a unified, tranquil social tapestry blending the interests of the viceroy's court, the ecclesiastical and aristocratic communities, and the citizenry, a tapestry torn by the revolt of Masaniello, and much sought after especially after the departure of Viceroy Lemos in 1615.
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