 In March 1814, Città Sant'Angelo together with the municipalities of Penne, Castiglione Messer Raimondo and Penna Sant'Andrea were the protagonists of the first ups and downs of Carboneria of the Italian Risorgimento.The revolt was repressed by the troops of Gioacchino Murat, led by General Florestano Pepe, thanks to the betrayal of a conspiracy and the non-adherence of several municipalities that after giving their positive opinion remained silent.Angolan chiefs of the uprising, Philip La Noce and Domenico Marulli were shot at Penne and their heads were displayed on Porta Sant'Angelo, the main gate, while Michelangelo Castagna, another head of the revolt, managed to escape finding shelter with his sister in the town of Atri.