Biography
Corbeddu went into hiding in 1880 after being accused (perhaps falsely) of rustling. [1]
After a long series of crimes (among others the attack of the diligence Nuoro-Macomer), he took refuge in a cave in the Supramonte of Oliena (the cave is now named for him Corbeddu Cave ).
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In that place, abandoning any criminal activity, he began to play the role of peacemaker and arbitrator in disputes and was reputedly possessed of wisdom.
In 1894 Corbeddu collaborated with the authorities as a mediator for the release of two French timber merchants, Louis Paty and Regis Proll, who had been kidnapped in the territory between Seulo and Aritzo. He refused the monetary reward. [2]
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Then, he was given ten days leave so that he could return to Oliena and walk round the village unhindered. [3]
In 1898 he was surrounded by the carabinieri on the mountains of Orgosolo together with another fugitive, Antonio Congiu, and a shepherd boy of fifteen years. While trying to escape encirclement he was shot and killed by the sharpshooter Aventino Moretti with a shot in the back.
With him, the fifteen-year-old shepherd was killed while Congiu escaped. [4]
The absconding of Corbeddu lasted eighteen years.
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