'The Brave Righetto' Statue

Among the great names who spilled blood for the Roman Republic cause, a small monument celebrates the tragic death of a young Roman boy, Righetto. Righetto was a 12-year old orphan who made deliveries with his dog, Sgrullarella.

In 1849, French troops laid siege to the Janiculum and the western walls of the city. On June 29th, Righetto attempted to defuse a bomb that had fallen near Ponte Sisto, and died when the bomb exploded.

In 1851, one of Giuseppe Garibaldi’s men, Count Litta, had a statue of the boy crafted for him by Giovanni Strazza, and a bronze copy was added to this park in 2005.