As we mentioned in our earlier post, the battle which took place at the Tower of Voukolies in February 1897, although although of limited importance in itself, was of historical significance as it marked the beginning of direct involvement by the Greek government in Cretan affairs, which was eventually to lead to the island’s union with Greece.
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Venizelos memorial service held in Chania
The Chania-born statesman Eleftherios Venizelos is generally considered the main architect of the modern Greek state. He was born in Mournies in 1864; his father Kyriakos Venizelos was a Cretan revolutionary who had been exiled by Crete’s Ottoman rulers to the island of Syros for 19 years, where Eleftherios joined him at the age of 2. After studying law in Athens he practised in Chania before joining the local parliament’s Liberal party and entering into politics, becoming minister of justice at the age of 35.
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