Giuseppe Chiarini (circus director)

[3] After studying under Franconi, the Italian equestrian opened his own circus in 1847 and made his way to America, where he began in San Francisco.

[10] Maximilian I of Mexico reportedly bestowed Chiarini with a white Arabian thoroughbred named "Abd-el-kader" during his visit.

[10] He then toured Chile, where the country's president presented the skilled equestrian with an Italian stud horse named "Garibaldi.

"[8] Continuing his South American tour, he set up the circus at the corner of Avenida Tucumán and Calle Libertad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1869, and returned in 1870.

[13] Arriving in Japan by July 1886, Chiarini made his debut in Tokyo and spent September and October touring the Kantō region.