Albi, Calabria Explained

Albi
Official Name:Comune di Albi
Coordinates:39.0183°N 16.5944°W
Region:Calabria
Province:Catanzaro
Frazioni:San Giovanni d'Albi and Buturo
Mayor:Salvatore Ricca
Area Total Km2:29.64
Population Total:882
Population As Of:31 March 2019
Population Demonym:Albesi
Elevation M:778
Postal Code:88050
Area Code:0961

Albi (pronounced as /it/; Calabrian: Sicilian: Iàrbi) is a commune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the east southeastern portion of Calabria, Italy.

Possibly the first Korean to have set foot in Europe, António Corea, has been theorized to have settled in Albi, with descendants with the surname Corea still living in the village today.[1] The theory gained significant traction in both Albi and South Korea, and was widely repeated for decades. In Albi, a monument was installed in 1989 to commemorate the supposed meeting of Corea and his Italian wife. The mayor of Albi and a number of Corea's supposed descendents visited South Korea in 1992. However, this theory is now considered to be unlikely to be true.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Park . Soo-mee . 2004-03-03 . Following the trail of "The Korean Man" . 2024-02-09 . . en.
  2. Web site: 김 . 성동 . 2015-11-25 . 루벤스 作 〈한복 입은 남자〉로 본 神話의 탄생과 소멸 . 2024-04-14 . . ko.