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==== Ancient period and Middle Ages ====
The oldest evidence of Moncucco are two roman inscriptions of the town of Malnido <ref>Today S. Maurizio al Lambro, hamlet of Cologno Monzese</ref> that between 1769 and 1871 was part of Moncucco. This confirms the roman origin of the ancient town (and Brugherio).<ref name= anonimo/>
The primordial nucleuscore of Moncucco iswas on a small hill, where in the Middle Ages a castle was built (on<ref>On the ruins of which in '700 was built Villa Sormani)</ref> used as a country residence. SInce1000Since it was1000 this castle, was near the ancient chariot road and located in a reclaimed area. With the crisis of imperial, following the investiture struggle, between the eleventh and twelfth centuries, it began flourishing stage inside the city: by the young town of Monza (perhaps<ref>Perhaps of late eleventh century)</ref> broke away Moncucco, San Damiano and Cassina Baraggia, which were established as autonomous municipalities. Monza was the capital of the territory of the Martesana, which included the entire territory of Brugherio (<ref>Moncucco, San Damiano and Cassina Baraggia)</ref>, following a grant in 1158 of Frederick Barbarossa who favoredencourage the freedom of the town at the expense of Milan, the city of the Emperor's enemy. The news about Moncucco are sporadic: for example, it's known that in 1339 an exceptional flood of Lambro river hit some areas of the Brugherio including Malnido and Moglia, coming up to Moncucco.<ref name= anonimo/>
=====Coat of arms=====
At number 107 of Viale Lombardia in Moncucco, where there is the seat of the town hall, it is still visible the coat of arms of Moncuccothe hamlet, made of carved stone and placed where once stood the front door of the building.<ref name= anonimo/> It depicts in the upper left part a rampant bull, symbol of the soul indomitable peasants, but also the strong work of local livestock, and in the upper right an open door in the form of arc, symbol of the generosity of the nobles. At the center a white field represents the heath.<ref name="anonimo" /><ref name="mancini" />
===Between sixteenth and eighteenth century===
From census's data collected in the census of 1530 it's known that Moncucco owned an important oven. It had the surface of 1.574 poles and was inhabited by ten people, (divided into three families), whose leaders were stewards or farmers responsible for the manse, land owned by a gentleman that allowed them to use it in exchange for part of the harvest or of particular services. In this period in Moncucco prevailed owned large and medium-sized property and there was a great deal of agricultural and little manufacturing activity: most of the cultivated areaareas was used as a vineyard, and between 1530 and 1546 increased the laborers. The 1546 census shows the presence of many fodder for family in Moncucco, index of relative comfort. From 1530 to 1546, population growth remained stable throughout the territory of Brugherio, while from 1541 to 1546 there was a marked decline with a concentration of ''fuochi'' <ref>''Fuochi'' stands for families</ref> in Moncucco, perhaps due to intensified tax, since it was based precisely on the ''fuochi'' the taxation system. In 1559 with the Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis the State of Milan finally passed to the Habsburgs of Spain who already ruled indirectly for almost thirty years. Moncucco was part of the Court of Monza, which, although it was geographically situated in the Peasantry of Martesana, in 1559 came under the jurisdiction of the magistrate of Milan for matters of civil and criminal problems, for public order and for the distribution of fodder.<ref name= tribuzio/>
In 1578 it has attested the presence of consuls in Brugherio: they probably existed even for the bigger town of Moncucco. Always in 1578 Saint Charles Borromeo, archbishop of Milan, began a decentralization plane of powers of the archpriest of Monza establishing new parishes: in the cities and in the countryside just outside Monza there was only the parish of Saint John to officiate the sacrament of baptism. The first church that the archibishop turned into parish was the one of St. Bartholomew in June 15, 1578, when he was in Brugherio, after visiting Monza. In the report of a visit of Cardinal Federico Borromeo at the church of Saint Bartholomew, the parish of St. Bartholomew was also included Moncucco, which at that time counted fifty inhabitants. The population, which in the second half of the sixteenth century had grown despite the plague of 1576-77, in the first half of the seventeenth century saw a remarkable arrest due to the return of the plague. In 1648 the manor of Monza was sold by Antonio and Girolamo de Leyva <ref>de Leyva's family held the fief of Monza at least since 1541, when Louis de Leyva was count</ref> to Giambattista Durini and his brothers. The Durini kept the feud of Monza untiluntill 1781, when they gave up the jurisdiction because it was too expensive to maintain.<ref name= tribuzio/>
The crisis caused by the Thirty Years' War, the plague, the invasions of the soldiers and the high taxes aggravated the conditions of the populations of Moncucco and the area of Brugherio, bringing the properties to fractionate more and more. This is evidenced by the survey ordered for the new Land Registry by Charles VI of Austria, who since 1721 had contolled spanish territories in Italy. A map drawn in 1721 by the Carolino Land Registry shows the size of Moncucco with Bettolino Freddo, Cassina Pobbia, Dorderio, Cassina Guzzina, San Cristoforo and Moglia (considered<ref>Considered all the Court of Monza, but distinct and separate towns, united simply because it was made only measurement)</ref>, and all the crops present therein.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archiviomilano.cineca.it/Divenire/ua.htm?idUa=10663561|title=Archivio di Stato di Milano. Moncucco. Comune censuario|language= Italian|accessdate=22 settembre 2015}} </ref> Maria Teresa, daughter of Charles VI, was established a new council of the Census not only to complete the father's one, but also to implement taxtaxes and administrative reforms: between them it is known the reform of the decision-making body of Moncucco and the ''Convocato degli estimati''.<ref>The members met twice a year to approve the budget and final accounts of the community, controlled the distribution of taxes, decided on costs and also elected the Deputation, consisting of three representatives of the largest most esteemed and other two people: a paying personal taxes and a merchant or a craftsman</ref> This consisted of only landowners,between them the most esteemed, three, held the power of decision. Before 1755, the year of reform, the General Assembly was also made up of householders not landowners.<ref name= tribuzio/>
In 1769 the Government established the Census aggregation of many small towns under Moncucco, even if against the advice of some like San Cristoforo, Moglia, Dorderio, Guzzina, Pobbia, Malnido <ref>firstFirst under Monza's supervision</ref> and Bettolino Freddo. In the middle of the eighteenth century the population of all these small towns was of 236 people, of which only 117 in Moncucco. The small number is due to the agricultural character of the area, which had few and isolated inhabitants: agriculture in fact always remained the main activity of Moncucco, which had neither business nor the mills of merchants. There are reports of an infringement by Moncucco, the old law of 1470 of Galeazzo Sforza which established the maximum number of mulberry trees for every one hundred perches: evidently sericulture and silk production were still flourishing during the Austrian government.<ref name= tribuzio/>
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