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It was
abandoned by its inhabitants after 1693 to reconstruct
the town on the "Pojo delli Disi". Some
historical documents relate that Giarratana belonged to
the son of the Lord of Ragusa, Ruggero, the Earl Goffredo
. In 1195 the king of Sicily Henry VI gave Giarratana to Rinaldo D'Acquaviva who
belonged to the king’s family. During the reigns of
Manfredi and Pietro D’Aragona the Lord of Giarratana
was Gualtiero of Caltagirone. The fact that no written
documents have been found on this site doesn’t mean
that the town hadn’t an important role, probably the
continuous falls of the reigns and the subsequent handing
over of power have caused the loss of some important
written documents. Anyway the proof that Jarratana gave a
substantial contribution to history is the fact that
Pietro D'Aragona considered Giarratana among the towns
which had to pay taxes to finance the war against
Angevins. In 1299 in the path named later "Portella dei
Francesi" the Aragonese led by Blasco D'Aragona
wiped out the Angevins. |
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