HISTORICAL EVENTS OF KALAMOS ISLAND

Ηistorical information says to us that Kalamos was lived round the dues of 14th century. The first families that were installed in the island, were been from Ithaki, the Continent and Aitoloakarnania.

The main occupations of the first inhabitants of Kalamos was fishing, cultivation has land mainly in the east of the island and grazing goat ...

The season of Othoman domination Kalamos stood asylum for 60.000 Greeks. This escape described the A. Valaoritis with his verses: “ turned away from Kalamos, with the soul in the mouth, thousands womens and children…”

Beginnings March 1810 came in Kalamos Kolokotronis that fought and turned away the Frenches where they had possession of island and 21 April 1810 it was raised in the island the English flag….

Unfortunately Kalamos it was not possible to nourish so much thousands souls and thus the refugees of revolution they began to cut the dense vegetation of island and to manufacture mortal. Remains certain they even exist today….

Fast Kalamos strip perfectly except from his Easternly, where there it was maintained small forest, really the garnish of island…

As the all islands Ionian Seas thus and Kalamos depended in Venetic administration. Those who in deed were lived and began grow, paid big taxes, first in Venetic administration and afterwards the decision of 9 July 1705, in shire Deladetsima…

The residents of island were compelled to pay the 1/10 of their products in the family Deladetsima as the 1721. With enact that was published and ratified by the Senate 16 August 1721 was decided to be returned the all detainees taxes.

Apart from cultivation has land, the Venetian government compel Kalamos planting trees and various days such as orange, lemon and almond trees above olives.

In October 1786 it was prohibited in the residents of island, from the governor Lefkada give shelter in robbers and banished, however these protested and they were vindicated from command of Ithaca.

In Kalamo exist three small villages. The “Kefali” that are anymore uninhabited, the “Kastro” and the “Episkopi”. Capital of Kalamos, is “Kalamos” that most residents of, are delivered in the Shipping.

Families of Kalamos, live today in all Greece, but also in a lot of points of planet. In Kalamos exist above 9 churches with bigger the temple of Saint Trinity.