Families from both trees lived in neighborhoods called Acquafredda, Ponticello, Santopoli, all neighbors among them. Today the original surname Miceli (from the name Michele or Micieli) is very common in Sicily and Calabria; less frequent on the contrary, it is the surname Micieli.
Descendants of the No. 1 tree live in Brazil and Spain. A warm greeting to Stefano for his help with translation and information about the family.
After arriving here in Brazil, they bought a farm in the paradise neighborhood, where they started planting, as they were farmers, but as they were not used to it here in Brazil, they wanted to return to Italy, in their wanderings in São Paulo, Francesco found a Father friend of his, landowner in Italy, after some conversations, decided to exchange the land with that of the priest from Italy, so Francesco went to Italy. Once there, the priest's land was leased, he wrote to Brother Vincenzo, who stayed in Brazil to pick up the priest and take him to Italy and resolve the land pending, instead of doing this, the brother was very angry, he left armed to kill the priest and in the confusion he killed a policeman. In conclusion, all of them escaped from here taking the whole family.
They stayed in Italy for some years In 1901 Felippo Maria, son of Francesco Maria, passed away and his wife MARIA ROSARIA BIANCO MICIELI returned with their children, including their youngest son Francesco Natale Micieli, who upon arrival in Brazil was registered as Francisco Rio Miceli . The rest of the relatives did not return until the beginning of the first war in 1914.
After many of the descendants did not return to the agricultural activity, some entered in commercial activities, others in services, and some others maintained the agricultural activity.
Others returned in 1933 and 1934 after the 1932 revolution.
According to the "HERALDRYS INSTITUTE OF ROME"
Ancient and illustrious Sicilian family.
Pietro was judge of the Praetorian court of Palermo in 1745-46 and perhaps he himself bought
the title of Baron de San Lorenzo de Diana and Alessandro Galletti the salt of Nicosia, obtaining a
investiture in 9 ag. 1773 and May 10, 1773; Antonino bought the title of Baron of Terrati from
Baldassarre Platamone and invested it on October 23. 1799; a Rosary, on June 28, 1805, obtained the
investiture of the Nicosia saline.
This family owned the barons of Terrati, San Lorenzo and the saline of Nicosia.
A Pietro was a Praetorian judge from Palermo in 1745-46 and perhaps he himself was that Pietro,
first baron of S. Lorenzo, etc. in his family.
The family is generically registered on the 1922 Italian Official Noble List with the title of Lord of Terrati (mpr.).