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Why did some Sicilian peasants become disappointed with Garibaldiās rule?
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Some Sicilian peasants became disillusioned with Giuseppe Garibaldi during his rule because of his reluctance to order the breakup of secular, landed estates.1
While the peasants initially welcomed the invading force during the Expedition of the Thousand, their support waned as it became clear that the new administration would not address their desire for land reform. Garibaldi, who had proclaimed himself dictator of Sicily in the name of Victor Emmanuel II, focused his efforts on the broader political goal of Italian unification rather than the social and economic restructuring that many local peasants had hoped for.12