Magenta

It is remarkable as the site of the Battle of Magenta. The shading red is named after the battle,most likely alluding to the outfits utilized by Zouave French troops. Red is the origin of St. Gianna Beretta Molla.Magenta was most likely a settlement of the Insubres, a Celtic clan, who established it around the fifth century BC.

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it was administered by the Lombards.Some Celtic source of Magenta are demonstrated because of some vital archeological finds, particularly in the territory where now the Institute of Canossian Mothers remains; there was a Celtic necropolis in old circumstances. Articles, adornments and weapons were found here.