Summary
ColorsWhite and black with red and blue band
SymbolPorcupine
TerzoTerzo di Camollìa
ZetelVia di Camollia 89
MuseumVia di Camollia 87
HeadquartersSocietà “Il Leone”, via di Camollia
ContradaioliIstriciaioli
OratoryChiesa di San Vincenzo e Anastasio
Paitron SaintS. Bartolomeo Apostolo (24  august)
Enemie(s)Lupa (dal 1934)
Allied contradeBruco (dal 1665)
Chiocciola (dal 1947)
Civetta (dal 1933)
Giraffa (dal 1795)
Lupa (fino al 1934)
Victories41 officially recognized
Websitehttp://www.istrice.org

Info
Territorium

The Bando di Violante di Baviera from 1730 determined the division of the city of Siena into 17 Contrade. People referred to buildings and their owners instead of the streets (as they do now). The document is still seen today as the basis on which the actual boundaries of the districts were determined.

Today, the following streets are part of the area’s territory:

  • Via di Camollìa
  • Via di Fontegiusta
  • Via Malta
  • Via del Cavallerizzo (part)
  • Via Montanini (part)
  • vie del Romitorio
  • via del Sasso di San Bernardino
  • vie dei Gazzani
  • via Garibaldi (part)
  • via degli Umiliati
  • via Campansi
  • via del Pignattello
  • via Rinaldo Franci
  • via Cesare Maccari
  • via XXV Aprile
  • via dei Mille
  • via la Lizza
  • Piazza Antonio Gramsci
  • PiazzaCosta Paparoni
  • Piazza Guido Chigi Saracini
  • Vicolo di Malizia
  • Vicolo della Magione
  • Vicolo dello Sportello
leone

The former territory of the extinct Contrada del Leone is also fully included in the area of Istrice. The community center is named after this disappeared Contrada.

History

The district was named ‘Sovrana’ with permission from Sovrano Ordine Militare di Malta in 1980. La Magione dei Templari is located in the district and has a seat along the old Via Francigena, the old road between Canterbury and Rome.

Istrice 3
Istrice 1

Importand locations and Festa Titolare

The Oratory of Istrice is the Chiesa di San Vincenzo and Anastasio, located in via Camollia. The building, dating from 1144, was completely renovated in the 18th century. In 1871 the church became the property of the neighborhood.

The baptismal fountain is located in Via Malta and was realized in 1962 by Vico Consorti.

The Festa Titolare in honor of San Bartolomeo Apostolo is celebrated on August 24. Bartolomeo was one of the 12 apostles.

Istrice and the Palio

Istrice has 41 wins. The last one dates from 2 July 2008 when Trecciolino won on Già del Menhir.

Until now Istrice never won a Cappotto.

After July 2, 1975, Istrice won no more than 25 years the Palio. The first Palio of the new century and millennium was for them. It was Trecciolino who delivered them from their suffering. Two months later, the winning horse Gangelies rode for Lupa. However, it was Selva who won the Palio. That same evening, all Istriciaioli walked through the streets decorated with Christmas balls and garlands. Despite the immense fright that Lupa would win that year, it still became a warm winter.

Istrice 4
Anecdotes

Istrice won the Palio di Provenzano of 1862 on 1 June. This was held a month early to coincide with la Festa dello Statuto.

Istrice 2

The Palio started very turbulent. With a false start, Lupa, Tartuca and Torre fell heavily. The horses of Lupa and Tartuca unfortunately had to pay the price. Under the threatening darkness it was decided to postpone the Palio. Despite the fact that the horse of Torre was not 100% because of the heavy fall, he did leave first. Only in the third San Martino Chiocciola came alongside. A fierce battle began between the two fantini: Annibale Maggiori for Torre and Angiolo Fabbri detto Spagnoletto for Chiocciola. Maggiori tried to grab Spagnoletto to throw him off the horse. He answered this action with a few well-placed lashes. In the meantime, the Casato came closer and closer. Both fantini fell off their horse. Istrice, with Giuseppe Buoni detto Figlio di Bonino, rode in third position and on the finish he came alongside Torre.

The Giuduci proclaimed Istrice the winner. The Torraioli disagreed. A huge fight ensued. The authorities then decided not to pay the Palio and seized the Drappellone. A few days later, when peace had returned to the city, the Palio was handed over to Istrice, still the only legitimate winner for the Giudici.

Ravalry with Lupa

Before the birth of their rivalry (1934), Istrice and Lupa were even deacons or allies. In the early 1930s some banal discussions arose around border areas. A dispute over a few meters could not be resolved. A committee was even set up to find a solution, but this did not work. An enmity was born.

In 1935, Lupa won in July, and Istrice in August, both at Ruello. In the Numeri Unici that were published later that year, cartoons about the other neighborhood were placed in both issues. The young enmity was incited and has since disappeared.


Victories
1

02/07/1659
Mone
Leprino di Buonconvento

2

02/07/1669
Monco
?

3

02/07/1680
Pavolino
?

4

02/07/1688
Monco
?

5

16/08/1709
Giovan Maria
stornello di Siena

6

02/07/1716
Morino
Montalcino

7

02/07/1721
Cappellaro
?

8

02/07/1726
Cerrino
baio dorato di Siena

9

16/08/1741
Ministro
baio del Concialini

10

07/07/1760
Luchino
sauro dorato del Coppi

11

02/07/1766
Bastiancino
morello della Scala

12

02/07/1768
Giuseppe di Vescovado
morello del Tendi

13

02/07/1772
Bastiancino
morello del Picchi

14

02/07/1793
Mattiaccio
falbo sfacciato del Gigli

15

03/07/1800
Pulpettino
morello del Ricci

16

02/07/1805
Caino
morello maltinto del Cerini

17

17/08/1806
Brandino
morello del Tommi

18

19/08/1818
Ferrino
castagno balzano del Falconi

19

17/08/1819
Ferrino
morello del Magnelli

20

17/08/1823
Cicciolesso
stornello del Felli

21

16/08/1830
Campanino
morello stellato in fronte

22

02/07/1832
Maremmanino
morello maltinto del Bandini

23

18/08/1842
Saltatore
Tosato

24

16/08/1860
Spagnoletto
baio scuro del Merlotti

25

02/06/1862
Figlio di Bonino
baio dorato del Cianchelli

26

02/07/1873
Bachicche
baia scura del Romboli

27

16/08/1887
Il Citto
baio balzano del Boscagli

28

16/08/1894
Tabarre
Angiolusse

29

23/09/1896
Montieri
Febo

30

02/07/1905
Benvenuto
Ida

31

02/07/1913
Picino
Strega

32

02/07/1914
Rancani
storno del Busisi

33

16/08/1935
Pietrino
Ruello

34

16/08/1956
Mezz’etto
Gaudenzia

35

16/08/1958
Biba
Uberta de Mores

36

02/07/1961
Tristezza
Uberta de Mores

37

17/09/1972
Aceto
Mirabella

38

02/07/1975
Ragno
Rimini

39

02/07/2000
Trecciolino
Gangelies

40

02/07/2002

Ugo Sanchez

41

02/07/2008
Trecciolino
Già del Menhir

In addition, Aquila attributes itself to 1 more victory, not recognized by the city of Siena:

  1. 1648 (1649?): bufalata in which all contrade participated.

Images

Drappelloni and Numeri Unici

Drappellone and Numeri Unici can be found on pages on our Dutch website (pages will open in new tab) :


Debuting fantini
  • Since July 2, 1775, 483 fantini debuted on the Piazza
  • In 1928, no less than 9 fantini debuted (in 3 courses).
  • 21 fantini won their debut.
  • Istrice had 25 fantini debut since 1775
  • None of them won on his debut
  • The longest period without a debutant is 26 years : 16/8/1805-2/7/1831
1Marcaccio16/8/1777
2Pietro Ortolano2/7/1785
3Lise2/7/1789
4Marito17/4/1791
5Vincenzo2/7/1797
6Brandino16/8/1805
7Lucca2/7/1831
8Cilla2/7/1837
9Fenzi Luigi2/7/1849
10Chiocciola16/8/1850
11Lucchino4/7/1858
12Volpe16/8/1858
13Gambino2/7/1867
14Marino4/7/1880
15Abbacchio16/8/1885
16Ugo D’Empoli16/8/1897
17Benvenuto16/8/1903
18Caino II4/7/1909
19Buzzino14/9/1928
20Barberino16/8/1945
21Pel di Carota2/7/1966
22Misdea2/7/1982
23Rondine2/7/1985
24Silvio13/9/1986
25Pinturicchio3/7/1997

Never happened

Below you will find events that have never happened before and that cause some kind of superstition in the contradaioli. MAI or never is of course a relative term. The further we go back in time, the less data is stored and the more uncertain we become.

Istrice had never :

  1. won a cappotto
  2. won in august when Torre participated
  3. won when they were selected as ,1st, 2nd, 3th or 10th (estrazione)
  4. won from 7th, 8th or rincorsa at the start
  5. won when they were at the start next to Aquila of Onda or Selva
  6. won a july palio when they were drawn together with Aquila or Chiocciola or Civetta or Leocorno or Oca or Onda or Pantera
  7. won an august palio when they were drawn together with Aquila or Bruco or Giraffa or Leocorno or Lupa or Oca or Onda or Pantera or Selva or Tartuca or Torre
  8. won a palio alla romana
  9. won a palio with cavalli scossi
  10. won a palio with Civetta or Leocorno or Pantera or Tartuca  as the rincorsa

Last update : 5 december 2019