bᵻtwˌiːn ðə θˈɜːtiːnθ ænd fˈɪftiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz, kəntɹˈoʊl ʌvðə tˈaʊn wʌz dɪspjˈuːɾᵻd baɪ vˈɛɹiəs lˈɔːɹdz ʌntˈɪl ɪt fˈaɪnəli fˈɛl tə ðə bənˈænoʊ fˈæmɪli, hˌuːz fˈiːf ɪt wʌz ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv.
Between the 13th and 15th centuries, control of the town was disputed by various lords until it finally fell to the Bonanno family, whose fief it was until 1812.