 For the following years it has had several owners and, in 1459, Ferdinando I of Naples gave it to Giovanni della Ratta, alongside with the manors of Caserta, Limatola, Dugenta, Frasso Telesino and Melizzano.The Medieval Castle of Dugenta therefore arose as defensive structure of Valle.It had to be connected with other castles in the area with which exchanged fire and smoke signals, especially for alarms.