 According to a memoir left by the archpriests and curates who administered Casabona's church from 1908 to 1913, it was believed Frederick II, Duke of Swabia had founded Zinga, then called Cinga, the parish being established in 1343.However, there are no records from the era of Swabian domination that mention Cinga, a 1276 "cedula" mentions Cerenzia, Caccuri, and Casabona, but Cinga is not mentioned.It is more likely that Cinga's roots were planted during the War of the Sicilian Vespers, around the time the Almogavars laid siege to Umbriatico and the surrounding lands of Santa Marina, San Nicola dell'Alto and Maratea.