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The site of San Marino was originally occupied by a village of Tongva (Gabrieleño) Indians located approximately where the Huntington School is today. The area was part of the lands of the San Gabriel Mission. Principal portions of San Marino were included in an 1838 Mexican land grant of 128 acres to Victoria Bartolmea Reid, a Gabrieleña Indian.
San Marino (/ ˌ s æ n m ə ˈ r iː n oʊ / ⓘ SAN mə-REE-noh, Italian: [sam maˈriːno]; Romagnol: San Maréin or San Maroin), officially the Republic of San Marino [7] (Italian: Repubblica di San Marino), is the oldest existing representative republic and the European state with the smallest population, excluding the Vatican City. [8]
The City of San Marino (Italian: Città di San Marino), also known simply as San Marino and locally as Città, is the capital city of the Republic of San Marino and one of its nine castelli. It has a population of 4,061. [1] It is on the western slopes of San Marino's highest point, Monte Titano.
The Guaita is the oldest of the three towers, and the most famous. It was constructed in the 11th century and served briefly as a prison. [1] It was rebuilt numerous times and reached its current form in the 15th century during the war fought between San Marino and the House of Malatesta.
Monte Titano ("Mount Titan") [2] is a mountain of the Apennines and the highest point in the country of San Marino.It stands 739 m (2,425 ft) above sea level [3] Its peak is located within the municipal limits of the country's capital, San Marino, immediately east of the urbanized area.
The land area of San Marino consisted only of Mount Titano until 1463, at which time the republic entered into an alliance against Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, duke of Rimini, who was later defeated. As a result, Pope Pius II gave San Marino some castles and the towns of Fiorentino, Montegiardino and Serravalle.
The Torture Museum (Italian: Museo Della Tortura) is a museum in the City of San Marino, San Marino. History. The museum was established in 1966. [1] Exhibitions
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