Alcamo was founded in 828 by the Muslim commander al-Kamuk (after whom it is named). The original Christian settlement was located on the Bonifato mount. In the Middle Ages Alcamo was largely inhabited by Muslim people. A series of Arab revolts took place between 1221 and 1243 then King Frederick II decided to move much of the Arab population to a colony at Lucera, while Christians moved from Bonifato to the city.Several feudataries of the Kingdom of Naples succeeded in the rule of the city but in 1618 Vittoria Colonna sold Alcamo to Pietro Balsamo prince of Roccafiorita. A terrible pestilence decimated the population in the late 16th century. With the abolition of the feudality,the city became a direct royal possession.
Jessica and Mariella -class IVA
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