CAPRERA ISLAND

Italian Isola Caprera, island in the Tyrrhenian Sea (of the Mediterranean) off northeastern Sardinia, Italy. Administratively part of La Maddalena commune within Sassari province, it has an area of 6 sq mi (16 sq km) and is connected by causeway with the adjacent island of Maddalena (q.v.). The Italian nationalist leader Giuseppe Garibaldi established himself there in 1856 and died there on June 2, 1882. His house and tomb are national monuments. Pop. (1971) 73.