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SAN FRANCISCO OPERA Education Materials AIDA An 1890s Italian map of Adwa. Source: http://www.ilcornodafrica.it/st-adua.htm The Battle of Adwa (also known as Adowa, or sometimes by the Italian name Adua) was fought on 1 March 1896 between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy near the town of Adwa, Ethiopia, in Tigray. It was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War, securing Ethiopian sovereignty.

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Page 1: Aida Maps -An 1890s Italian map of Adwa - San Francisco Opera · An 1890s Italian map of Adwa. Source: ... or sometimes by the Italian name Adua) was fought on 1 March 1896 between

SAN FRANCISCO OPERA Education Materials AIDA

An 1890s Italian map of Adwa. Source: http://www.ilcornodafrica.it/st-adua.htm

The Battle of Adwa (also known as Adowa, or sometimes by the Italian name Adua) was fought on 1 March 1896 between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy near the town of Adwa, Ethiopia, in Tigray. It was

the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War, securing Ethiopian sovereignty.