Fallece en Ragusa el Cónsul Italiano de Scutari
Una breve nota necrológica sobre la muerte de un diplomático italiano destacado en los Balcanes, un pequeño rastro de la vasta red consular del siglo XIX ya perdida en el olvido.
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La CróNica · March 5, 1873 · Page 2
1 min readRicardo Colucci, cónsul de Italia, en Scutari de Albania, falleció en Ragusa.
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