Vasile Ursu Nicola

"Horea" redirects here. For other uses, see Horea (disambiguation).
Horea

Vasile Ursu Nicola, known as Horea, (1731 in Arada, near Câmpeni, present-day Romania – 1785) was a Transylvanian Romanian leader of the Revolt of Horea, Cloşca and Crişan in 1784-85. After the revolt was defeated, he was executed by being broken on the wheel.

The bust of Horea in Romania.

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