“Una bona et salubre novella ad tutta la christianità”. Genova e la raccolta di notizie durante la guerra civile turca del 1481
“Una bona et salubre novella ad tutta la christianità”. Genoa and the collection of news during the Turkish civil war of 1481
Abstract
La morte improvvisa del sultano Mehmed II nel 1481, durante la crisi di Otranto, e la conseguente guerra civile turca avevano acceso le speranze a Genova. L’obiettivo del contributo è quello di analizzare la raccolta di informazioni per comprendere come, attraverso quali vie e con quale velocità le notizie arrivavano a Genova. Tra spie, ambasciatori e agenti segreti, il governo ligure aveva tentato di attuare i sogni di riconquista delle perdute colonie genovesi in Oriente, e in particolare Caffa, utilizzando la flotta crociata diretta all’assedio di Otranto.
The sudden death of Sultan Mehmed II in 1481, during the Otranto crisis, and the consequent Turkish civil war, raised hopes in Genoa. The aim of the contribution is to analyse the way information were collected, in order to understand how, through which players, and at what speed news reached Genoa. Between spies, ambassadors and secret agents, the Genoese government attempted to realise its dreams of reconquering the lost colonies in the East, and in particular Caffa, by using the crusader fleet bound for the siege of Otranto.
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