▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁P ieve ▁of ▁Ze z io ▁( in ▁Como ), ▁from ▁which ▁it ▁with d rew ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Century . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁Bo ff al ora ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁parish . ▁ ▁It ▁became ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁an ▁arch p ri est ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁San ▁Vit ale , ▁was ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Century ▁Ch ais so ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁horse ▁market . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁market ▁ended ▁after ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Confeder ation ▁and ▁the ▁march ▁through ▁Chi asso ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Camb rai ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 6 th ▁Century ▁Chi asso ▁had ▁a ▁small ▁population ▁when ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁the ▁M end ris i otto ▁valley . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁surv ived ▁through ▁its ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁border ▁town ▁( prov iding ▁w are h ouses ▁and ▁in ns ) ▁along ▁with ▁income ▁from ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁paper ▁mill s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Century , ▁to b acco ▁and ▁sil k ▁fact ories ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁along ▁with ▁income ▁from ▁custom s ▁induced ▁an ▁economic ▁and ▁dem ographic ▁recovery ▁in ▁Chi asso