Domenico Lo Faso Pietrasanta

(1773–1863) Duke of Serradifalco in Sicily, archaeologist

Serradifalco (from Serra del Falcone, "Mountain of the Falcon") was founded in a feudal fief which bore the same name since the late fifteenth century. The town itself was founded in 1640 under permit from King Philip IV of Spain to Maria Ventimiglia, grandmother and governess of Baron Francesco Grifeo, a minor. In 1652, ownership of the Barony and Town passed to the Lo Faso family. In 1666, it became a Duchy under Duke Leonardo Lo Faso, and it remained in control of the House of Lo Faso until the abolition of feudalism in 1812.

Sulfur mining and farming were the most prevalent occupations in Serradifalco after the Italian unification in 1860.