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*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lesson/1060 '''Italy Research With the Wiki Part 13 of 13: Finding a Town of Origin:Immigration and Naturalization''']: Using passenger lists and petitions for citizenship to find the town of origin for an Italian emigrant for genealogy. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lesson/1060 '''Italy Research With the Wiki Part 13 of 13: Finding a Town of Origin:Immigration and Naturalization''']: Using passenger lists and petitions for citizenship to find the town of origin for an Italian emigrant for genealogy. | ||
==Historical Background== | |||
=== Immigration into Italy === | |||
Many people moved to Italy during the following periods: | |||
'''Early 1200s.''' Waldensian emigrants from France moved to northern Italy as a result of religious persecution. | |||
'''1431 to about 1450.''' Thousands of Greek and Albanian Christians moved into Italy as a result of persecution under the Muslim Turks. They settled in coastal areas of the Italian peninsula and in Sicilia. | |||
'''1492 to 1692.''' Thousands of Jewish emigrants moved into Italy because of religious persecution. Most of them came from Spain and Portugal. Many settled in Roma and other major cities. | |||
Unfortunately, very few immigration sources exist for Italy. Instead, look for emigration records of the country from which your ancestor moved. | |||
=== Emigration From Italy === | === Emigration From Italy === | ||