mussolini called him a "maltese martyr" and created in his honor in liguria the "battaglione borg pisani" in november 1943, where other maltese irredentists fought. his tomb is still in "corradino" jail. inside his own jail was found written by him: "i vili ed i servi non sono graditi al signore" ("the cowards and the servants are not esteemed by the lord").