Colonel Tancredi Saletta

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1885–1890

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Colonel Tancredi Saletta, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Italy establishes the colony of Eritrea

   1885–1890

   Role: Commander of the 1882 expedition that seized Massawa

   1. 11885 · MassawaOccupation of Massawa

      Italian forces occupied Massawa in 1885, facilitating territorial expansion and leading to the Treaty of Wuchale.

   2. 21889 · Ethiopian EmpireTreaty of Wuchale

      The Ethiopian Empire recognized Italian possession of the territory in the Treaty of Wuchale in 1889.

   3. 31 January 1890 · MassawaRoyal Decree Establishing the Colony

      The royal decree of 1 January 1890 officially declared Eritrea an Italian colony, establishing Massawa as its capital.

Sources

1. Italian Eritrea Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03