In 1860, he deserted from the followed Garibaldi in the Expedition of the Thousand (Spedizione dei Mille) in Sicily in order to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, ruled by the Bourbons.
Many leading figures of the global anarchist movement, including Errico Malatesta, Amilcare Cipriani, Élisée Reclus, Luigi Galleani and Pietro Gori passed through Egypt at various points and for various reasons, owing to its position as a relative safe haven for political dissidents and close proximity to Europe.
Former Fasci-leader and fellow defendant in the 1894 Palermo trial Nicola Barbato and the anarchist Amilcare Cipriani also volunteered.
He then secretly returned to Paris where he joined the group led by Amilcare Cipriani but did not talk.
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In 1891, the town hosted the Capolago Anarchist Congress, attended by Italian anarchist militants such as Pietro Gori, Amilcare Cipriani, Francesco Saverio Merlino and Errico Malatesta.