Famous are his Labour Day speeches on May 1 at Portella della Ginestra , where he used to speak to the crowd from a big rock that was later called the " stone of Barbato . " The first meeting took place in 1893 and the place became a historic meeting place of local peasantry from the neighbouring towns of Piana dei Greci , San Giuseppe Jato and San Cipirello . The tradition was interrupted during the fascist period and resumed after the fall of the Fascist regime . In 1947 , Portella della Ginestra was the scene of a massacre that killed 11 people and wounded 33 , perpetuated by the bandit Salvatore Giuliano
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Portella della Ginestra massacre
Nicola Barbato