"Carlopoli" was also named in the aforesaid century, in honor of the Duke Carlo Spinelli, who rebuilt the fortress after a Saracen devastation, so much so that in 1567 are given the title of "oppidum" (a confirmation of fortification) and "Palma nunc Carlopoli" assuming that the new Carlopoli was built next to the old town.Only in 1669 it began to be written "Palmi", but with the start of the 18th century, the city was known as ordinarily "Palme", a name that always prevailed until the unification of Italy (1860), where he settled as "Palmi".