San Gimignano in Provincia di Siena, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)

Adamo Borri

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 27, 2025

1. Adamo Borri Marker

Inscription.
Qui la mattina del 17 maggio 1921 prezzolati sicari strumenti di esosa tirannia che per un ventennio ridusse in catene l'Italia assassinarono Adamo Borri

Il popolo sangimignanese perché il ricordo in liberta perennemente viva

Here, on the morning of May 17, 1921, hired assassins, instruments of the greedy tyranny that enslaved Italy for twenty years, murdered Adamo Borri.

The people of San Gimignano, so that his memory may live forever in freedom.

Erected 1947 by the people of San Gimignano.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is May 17, 1921.

Location. 43° 28.055′ N, 11° 2.684′ E. Marker is in San Gimignano, Toscana (Tuscany), in Provincia di Siena. It is on Via del Castello east of Piazza della Cisterna, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Via del Castello 10, San Gimignano, Toscana 53037, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Schengen Area,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Roman Empire,

and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Leopold II (here, next to this marker); The Freeing of 72 Political Prisoners in 1944 (within shouting distance of this marker); Il Convento di San Domenico / The Convent of San Domenico (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Fra Giorlamo Savonarola (within shouting distance of this marker); Palazzo della Cancelleria / Chancellery Palace (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Chiesa di San Bartolo / Church of San Bartholomew (about 180 meters away); Olinto Ceccarelli (about 180 meters away); Chiesa di San Francesco / Church of Saint Francis (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Gimignano.

Also see . . . “Cento anni fa l’uccisione di Borri ha fatto nascere l’antifascismo a San Gimignano”. An Italian language article about the death of Adamo Borri in 1921. According to the article, Borri was a 29-year-old woodcutter who was killed by fascists on Via Castello in San Gimignano. (Submitted on August 26, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 27, 2025

2. Adamo Borri Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.