1894 anti-Italian riots

Between 1892 and 1894, during a series of events called the ''[[Ère des attentats]]'', one of the Italian [[Anarchist companionship|anarchist companions]], [[Sante Geronimo Caserio|Sante Caserio]], [[Assassination of Sadi Carnot|assassinated the President of the French Republic]], [[Sadi Carnot (statesman)|Sadi Carnot]], in response to the [[repression of January and February 1894]] and the execution of anarchists like [[Ravachol]], [[Auguste Vaillant]], and [[Émile Henry (anarchist)|Émile Henry]]. This assassination of the President in Lyon then served as a trigger for ethnic violence targeting Italians in the city and the region.

Between 1892 and 1894, during a series of events called the ''[[Ère des attentats]]'', one of the Italian [[Anarchist companionship|anarchist companions]], [[Sante Geronimo Caserio|Sante Caserio]], [[Assassination of Sadi Carnot|assassinated the President of the French Republic]], [[Sadi Carnot (statesman)|Sadi Carnot]], in response to the [[repression of January and February 1894]] and the execution of anarchists like [[Ravachol]], [[Auguste Vaillant]], and [[Émile Henry (anarchist)|Émile Henry]]. This assassination of the President in Lyon then served as a trigger for ethnic violence targeting Italians in the city and the region.

=== Riots, looting and ethnic violence ===

==== 24 June ====

On the very evening of the assassination, 24 June 1894, young Frenchmen settled on the terrace of Café Casati, at 12 Rue du Bât-d'Argent, and began discussing the attack while profusely insulting Italians. The waiter was insulted and accosted by this group, and as the discussion intensified and he was finally struck, he threw his pitcher at them and then locked himself inside the cafe, which closed its doors to the insults of the growing crowd.

Shortly after, a mob of several hundred people formed in Place de la Bourse and converged on the cafe, with the [[Flag of France|French flag]] at its head, joining the already agitated group. The French then attacked the cafe, forced their way in, and ransacked everything they could find.

Later that evening, the Italian consulate in Lyon was attacked by the [[Anti-Italianism|Italophobic]] crowd attempting to break down its gates, shouting "Down with Italy!". This crowd was repelled by the gendarmes and police, before retreating to the Casati restaurant, located in Place Bellecour. There, the demonstrators destroyed the storefront and burned the chairs while singing ''La Marseillaise''. Other businesses, such as grocery stores, were also ransacked and destroyed, though the total number this night did not exceed ten.

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