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I am unable to figure out the surname of my GGGGM, listed on the atto di Norte of her daughter, Isabella Villano (numero . I can read (mother of deceased) Giovanna, but her surname to me looks like either “Colembo” or “Colerubo” which are not Italian surnames. Does anyone have any idea what this name is?
As a nation state, Italy has emerged only in 1871. Until then the country was politically divided into a large number of independant cities, provinces and islands. The currently available evidences point out to a dominant Etruscan, Greek and Roman cultural influence on today's Italians. The earlies...