Fondo Protonotaro is a collection of documents at the state Archive of Palermo, in which are registered all the files referring to Baronies and other fews in Sicily. This was according with Spanish law, which requires at the death of a fews owner the royal confirmations for his successor.
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Archive of State in Palermo, Fondo Protonotaro, Processi d'investitura Cassaro, Villalta and Xiaccati
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