Cretan Refugees
In the course of the 19th century, thousands of Cretans were forced to abandon their homeland on account of the uprisings. Their main destination was the free Greek state, which in many cases saw to their needs. The Cretans settled in specially established areas, such as Minoa in the Argolid and the Cretan community on Milos, where they were granted tracts of farmland. Many of them did of course return to Crete once the ferment of revolution had died down, but others remained in their adopted homelands for good.
This period also saw Cretans migrating to other areas beyond Greece. For example, in the late 19th century large numbers of Cretans were to be found in Egypt, above all in Alexandria.
Artist's impression of riots in Rethymnon from a 19th century European publication
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