- Associazione Agraria Subalpina
The Associazione Agraria Subalpina (Subalpine Agrarian Association), was founded on
31 May 1842 , under the sponsorship ofCarlo Alberto , king ofPiedmont-Sardinia , by a group of 36 intellectuals, landowners and politicians belonging to thePiedmont esenobility andbourgeoisie . They includedCamillo Benso di Cavour ,Carlo Ilarione Petitti di Roreto ,Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno (its first president) andGiovenale Vegezzi Ruscalla (its firstsecretary ). Its primary aim was the promotion of efficient agricultural practices in Piedmont, but in the absence of effective political organisation in the kingdom—where there was no parliament, no political parties, no elections and no free press prior to theStatuto Albertino of 1848—it provided also a focus for passionate political debate. [ [http://www.paginecattoliche.it/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=916 Pagine cattoliche - Libro III Cap. 19 - La riunificazione italiana (I) ] ]Notes
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