Cassaro

Cassaro is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily . The name is originally from the Arabic word القصر meaning "the castle." Cassaro is 52 kilometres from Ragusa and 35 kilometres west of the city of Siracusa. Cassaro has 859 inhabitants.
According to the Capibreve of Silvestri, in the Middle Ages the town belonged to the Spadafora family. Margherita Moleti Spadafora married the Baron Pietro Siracusa, who belonged to one of the oldest families in the town of Noto and was also Baron of Monastero and Xiridia. The Siracusa dynasty is of Spanish origin, documented in Sicily since 1283. Members of this Family has been also the lords of [Collesano], counts of Villalta and duque of Casteldimirto. Records are in the State Archiv of Palermo . Beatrice Siracusa, the only daughter of the above-mentioned Pietro and Margherita Siracusa married Pietro Gaetani Baron of Sortino. Beatrice died with her son Guido during the earthquake of 1452. Their possessions passed to her son Cesare, ancestor of the actual Princes of Cassaro. The current princess is Sara Tononi.

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