Alessandria della Rocca ( Sicilian: ''Lisciànnira di la Rocca'') is a '' comune'' and small agricultural town located in the northern part of the Province of Agrigento, west central Sicily, southern Italy. The remains of the 14th century

Castello della Pietra d'Amico The Castello della Pietra d'Amico was a 14th-century castle in Alessandria della Rocca, Sicily, southern Italy. Today, very little remains of the structure, since part of the rock on which it was built collapsed. History The first structure on ...

can be found about away from the town. The town itself was founded in 1570 by Don Carlo Blasco Barresi, and was initially called Pietra d'Amico after the castle. In 1713, it was renamed Alessandria di Sicilia, while the present name Alessandria della Rocca was adopted by Royal Decree on 7 November 1862. Many of the town's inhabitants emigrated to the United States, particularly

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, Florida, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One of these emigrants was Giuseppina Saverino, who would later become the grandmother of American football player Joe Montana, migrating in 1921.

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Municipalities of the Province of Agrigento Populated places established in 1570 1570 establishments in Italy {{Sicily-geo-stub