PERIOD SPANISH

After il1583 the history of the former Ducato di Amalfi and, therefore, of Agerola one gets confused with the vicissitudes of the Reign of Naples. And from Naples a captain was sended to Agerola to represent the power with jurisdiction also on the common one of Praiano. II our country counted 253 fires then and had two particularly active fields: that one dell to salata of the meats suine and that one of the art of the silk, but less famous did not continue to being the production of the rosata water, distilled from the petals of roses white women. II celebre scent and i prosciutti of pig were donate you from the agerolese University to vicerè of Naples Francisco de Castro when, the 13 you open them 1602, came on tomba of S. Andrea to Amalfi. II gift was thought opportune in order to win the sympathy of the Neapolitan Court. But some I privilege only came ne1602, when vicerè the Pimentel I combine the former Ducato to the Regal Federal property. Every fire, therefore, was subject to pay a single one per year ducato. Ne1621, salted on the throne of Naples Filippo IV of Spain, came granted the former Ducato Amalfitano to general Ottavio Piccolomini. The citizens they protested against such provision, but uselessly.

Corruptions, misery, discords and pestilenze, which the dramatic vesuvian eruption of 1631 joined, rendered critic the situation Of the Neapolitan Reign. The difficulties and the restlessness culminated in the revolt of the 7 Masaniello of July 1647 against Filippo IV and its to vicere Arcos. To the hard changes to Naples they participated also two Agerolesi: Andrea and Giambattista Naclerio. The two siblings were between that they gave to beginning to the commotions in the night of the 6 june 1647 coll'abbruciamento of casotto of the excise tax of the fruit of Public square the Market.

Giambattista, that it had also rendered servigi to vicere Arcos, in July was captured and made to throw in sea. Andrea riusci miraculously to save itself. Augustin will that is participate 7 to May 1665 to the elections of the six ottine of Naples (of the six quarters) summoneds in the church of S. alia Mint. Also to the doors of Agerola they happened made disturbing. In fact the citizens of Gragnano they met against the Spanish soldiers. Piazza Trivione and crashs in Piazza 14 Conciaria were barricapt in October and the two dayses before christmas them of 1647.

Between many hard changes we find that in the people affievolì the religious sense, because Of 1650 Maria of Mounts was made to fuse the bell for the small church of S., where the shepherds of Agerola and Scala did not o in order to assist to the religious functions. In this chiesetta the doctor of the Church S will carry out part of its apostolate. Alfonso dè Liguori.

In 1656, year dell to famous plague, died Ottavio Piccolomini, to the government of the former Ducato di Amalfi step the son Francisco, which, rather than to lightened the uneasiness provokes to you from the morbo, hit the population with fiscal increases. But the pestilenza had also an other implication. A grandson of monsignor Francisco Antonio Porpora, illustrious son of Agerola, gave to flames a precious manuscript written up from its uncle under the title it of Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Amalfi and its Ducato, work cost years of searches patients and rich of news on Agerola. But the troubles for our country were not ended: to the three and a quarter of the 14 afternoon of May 1685 and to the four and three quarters of the the 5 afternoon of strong june of the 1688 earth tremors had place. They turned out damaged many houses and reserviors.

Papa Innocenzo XI, had news of the serious determined situation species after according to Ilurico movement, shipment aIle populations consisting a sum for the relief of damages to you. While in 1693 the cardinal died Lorenzo Brancati of the Brancati barons, founder of the monastero for monache of clausura erected in the Campora country house and dedicated to S. Teresa. In the afternoon of the 5 june of the 1688 earth tremors had place strong and they turned out some damaged many houses and reserviors. Papa Innocenzo XI, had news of the serious determined situation species after according to telluric movement, shipment to the populations cospicua a sum for if relief of damages to you.

While in 1693 the cardinal died Lorenzo Brancati of the Brancati barons, founder of the monastero for monache of clausura erected in the Campora country house and dedicated to S. Teresa.