Giovanni da Verrazzano
Founded in 1879 by Carlo Barsotti and Vincenzo Polidori, who were also the first editors, "Il Progresso Italo-Americano" was a bully pulpit for raising funds for monuments by public subscription in the city of New York. From 1888 to 1921 it promoted monuments to Giuseppe Garibaldi, Christopher Columbus, Giuseppe Verdi, Giovanni da Verrazzano and Dante.