Il 24 agosto del 1860 Rende insorse contro i Borboni e acclamò Vittorio Emanuele II, re d'Italia. ###>In 1860 the enthusiasm for the landing of the Expedition of the Thousand in Marsala helped the people of Rende to organize the "Central Committee of Calabria" to give logistical and military support, as well as supplies, to Giuseppe Garibaldi.