 In 1232 Frederick II granted the Minzarum to the bishop Ursone of Agrigento.On March 29, 1635 Prince Don Diego Aragona Cortez Tagliavia obtained the concession to establish a village on the feudal lands ("licentia populandi") and founded Montedoro in the fiefdom Balatazza.For about two centuries the area has based its economy on mining work.