1647 CE · Europe
Masaniello Leads The Naples Revolt
Tommaso Aniello (29 June 1620 – 16 July 1647), popularly known by the contracted name of Masaniello (Italian: [mazaˈnjɛlːo], Neapolitan: [masaˈnjelːə]), was an Italian fisherman, who led the Neapolitan Revolt of 1647 against the rule of Habsburg Spain in the Kingdom of Naples.