Cemeteries and memorials to visit Ethiopia

The road between Dessié and Weldiya passes close to Wichalé, the site of the 1889 Italian-Ethiopian treaty, also known as the Treaty of Ucciali, by which Menelik recognized Italy's right to occupy the territory of the kingdom that would later become Eritrea. A few years later, Menelik refused the treaty, leading to the Italian invasion of Tigray and the Battle of Adwa, which the Italians unexpectedly lost. After the Ethiopian victory, negotiations led to a status quo on the 1889 borders.