On the civic coat of arms of Matino there is a sun shining on some mountains, so it makes reference to the fact that this village lies on a hill. The origins of Matino are still today obscure, but some researchers think it already existed in the X century sincee there is an important historical paper dated 1099. According to this document the Norman Goffredo gave a monastery to the Benedectines of Nardò. After this donation the Bizantyne rite (that found its best expression in the Cenobies of St. Eleuterio and St. Anastasia and in some crypts) was replaced by the Latin one. In 1191 the king Tancredi gave this feud to Filippo Personé: later it was governed by. Later it was governed by the wise Gervaso De Matino, his son Glicerio and finally by the Personés again until the beginning of the XVI century, when it was ruled by the De Tufos until 1806. The most famous native people are Eriberio Scarlino, Raffaele Gentile, Giorgio Primiceri, Giuseppe Pellegrino, Caroppo, Dell'Abate and Saracini. Eriberio Scarlino, born in 1895, got the diploma at the Musical High School of Venice. He became an experienced pianist and an appreciated composer and he went to Parma. He died in 1962 after writing a symphonic poem. Raffaele Gentile was born in 1830: he was an astronomer and he taught mathematics and physics, he was able to foresee the solar eclipses of 1882 and 1887. He was a famous politician and died in 1904. Giorgio Primiceri was born in 1902, he graduated when he was 23 years old and became Manager of the Agrarian Consortium of Matino. Later he run the Banca Popolare Pugliese and became mayor of Matino. He died in 1986. Giuseppe Pellegrino was born in 1856, he became a lawyer and was elected mayor of Lecce, where he made the hospital "Vito Fazzi" build. He died in 1931.