BEATO LEONARDO
In 1792, a monk named Beato Leonardo went to Portoferraio, where he dedicated
himself to preaching against blasphemy and during his travels in the area,
encouraged the people to live a life more focused on Christian morals.
In the houses where the families accepted his word, Beato Leonardo inscribed
the initials I.H.S. This is the origin of these letters which are still
seen on many of the walls in Portoferraio.
MAGO CHIO'
Who was Mago Chiò? He was one of those madmen who country people know
as lunatics. His fixation was to become famous: he inscribed his name
in huge letters on the highest lighthouses, fortress walls and manors.
He lived by stealing from fields and from people, but wherever he went,
he announced himself by blowing on an old horn before stealing. The peasants
let him do as he wished...
IL VETERANO DI ARCOLE
He lived in San Piero with his adopted daughter Maria, and was a survivor
of the Italian Army who was blinded during the battle of Arcole, for whom
Napoleon had ordered promotion in the field to the rank of lieutenant.
However, he never received this promotion, making the soldier very disappointed.
The girl made many sacrifices to make the old man happy, obtaining a lieutenant’s
uniform in Portoferraio and a false document certifying his promotion,
which for the veteran soldier was recognition of his merits and a return
to life. During his exile on Elba, Napoleon visited Marina di Campo, and
became aware of this, deciding to visit the veteran survivor. The girl
became worried about what she had done, and went in search of the Emperor,
revealing what had happened, promising to rectify the pitiful deed, certain
that he would soon return to France. But, as luck would have it, the veteran
lost his memory.
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