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| | Benwarrad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | The Fief of Benwarrad (originally Benuarrat) was granted to the Attardo, d’Alagona families before 1360, Pellegrino 1361; Vaccaro 1398; Nava 1472; Bordino 1510; d’Armenia 1514; Surdo 1559, and the present holders in 1737, the Gatto family. |
 | | Fiefs were often bought, sold, or became extinct and regranted by a Sovereign of Malta and Sicily. |
 | | The Barony of Benwarrad has an interesting history, passing thru several families, from Gatto,Moscati, Montalto de Ribera to the present holders of Attard-Montalto. |
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