File 01 - Giovanni Frangapane_1_24.09.2017

1 oral history audio recording (split in 4 parts)

Dates covered: 1800-2017. Giovanni Fragapane is considered the historian of Lampedusa. He started the interview with an explanation of his research, the sources he used and the history of Lampedusa. He traced the relations between Lampedusa and the Knights of Malta. He described the origin of the Maltese colony in Lampedusa from 1800 to 1843 and its impact on the Island. In the second part of the interview, he focused on his experiences and memories about Malta. He described the conference for peace in the Mediterranean after the Gaddafi crisis and the Mintoff period. The last part of the interview focuses on the history of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lampedusa, the history of the statue and the religious feast.

• Italian

Duration of the Interview: 02.03.50 hours; Format dimensions: Size MP3: 170 MB, Size WAV: 1.22 GB

Internal relationship: Related to Giovanni Fragapane photographic materials and ephemera.

For a detailed study of the history of Lampedusa and the Maltese colony (1800-1843): Giovanni Fragapane, "Lampedusa", Sellerio Editore, Palermo 1993

The interview was recorded in Lampedusa by Irene Sestili, National Archives of Malta. Daniela De Bono, a Maltese lecturer working at the University of Sweden, participated in the interview.

General Keywords: Lampedusa, Sanctuary, Maltese colony, Valletta, Sliema, De Battista family, Caruana family, Borboni, Salvatore Gatt, Archives, Salvatore Davì, Stella di Mare, Salvatore Gervasi, Dom Mintoff, Mediterranean Crisis, Gaddafi, Knights of Malta, Religious feast, Statue

Date of cataloguing: 04/05/2018