Not everyone knows that in Pozzallo in the first half of the 18th century several telluric tremors occurred, after the devastating one in January 1693, the strongest of which caused the earth to tremble in 1727, 1729 and 1738. The Cabrera Tower resisted all the earthquakes, but began to show signs of possible failure with the appearance of some cracks on the external walls. Ferdinando Sylva Alvarez de Toledo, Count of Modica from 1755 to 1777, then had it surrounded by enormous iron bars, with the aim of supporting it in particular in the highest, least robust part. This iron "belt" was visible for almost two centuries, until the 1960s and can be seen in the attached photos from the first half of the last century. In 1960, due to an unfortunate choice, the walls of the Tower were covered with plaster and, with them, the iron reinforcement was also covered which probably contributed decisively to ensuring that the Tower remains intact until today. With the recent restoration, the plaster was finally removed and the walls, restored to their beauty, were internally reinforced: the iron belt, which had now become useless, was thus removed.