Salvatore D'Aquila
Salvatore D'Aquila | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 7, 1873 Crime boss, mobster |
| Predecessor | Ignazio Lupo |
| Successor | Manfredi Mineo |
| Allegiance | D'Aquila crime family |
Salvatore "Toto" D'Aquila (Italian pronunciation:
Early life and career
Salvatore D'Aquila was born on November 7, 1873, in Palermo, Sicily, to Salvatore D'Aquila and his wife Provvidenza Gagliardo.[3] D'Aquila emigrated to the United States in 1906[4] and became an early captain within the Morello crime family in East Harlem.[4] D'Aquila was arrested in 1906 and in 1909; both times the charges were dropped.[5] In 1910, boss of bosses Giuseppe "the Clutch Hand" Morello was imprisoned and Salvatore D'Aquila separated from the Morello family.[6] D'Aquila formed his own crime family and was appointed the new capo dei capi.[6] His crime family operated from East Harlem and the Bronx, where he rivaled the Morellos'.[6]
D'Aquila expanded his crime family's power into
Death
On October 10, 1928, D'Aquila was shot dead on Avenue A in
See also
References
Citations
- ISBN 9781440625824.
- ISBN 9781581124897.
- ^ Warner, Santino & Van't Reit 2014, pp. 39–40.
- ^ a b c Critchley 2009, pp. 156–157.
- ^ a b c d D'Aquila, Salvatore "Toto" (1873–1928) The American "Mafia"
- ^ ISBN 9781588368638.
- ISBN 978-1-61423-351-0. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ISBN 978-0-691-15801-3. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
Sources
- Critchley, David (2009). The Origin of Organized Crime in America: The New York City Mafia, 1891–1931. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781135854935.
- Hunt, Thomas (2016). Wrongly Executed? - The Long-forgotten Context of Charles Sberna's 1939 Electrocution. Whiting, Vermont: Seven Seven Eight. ISBN 978-1-365-52872-9.
- Hunt, Thomas; Critchley, David; Van't Reit, Lennert; Turner, Steve (October 2020). "Nicola Gentile: Chronicler of Mafia History". Informer: The History of American Crime and Law Enforcement: 5–41.
- Warner, Richard; Santino, Angelo; Van't Reit, Lennert (May 2014). "Early New York Mafia: An Alternative Theory". Informer: The History of American Crime and Law Enforcement. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
External links
- D'Aquila biography on The American Mafia website
- La Cosa Nostra Database "Salvatore D'Aquila"
- Salvatore D'Aquila at Find a Grave
- Struggle for Control – The Gangs of New York, article by Jon Black at GangRule.com
- 1928 D'Aquila photos
