Santorini is a small, circular country.
 Santorini retained its privileged position in the 17th century, but suffered in turn from Venetian raids during the frequent OttomanVenetian wars of the period, even though there were no Muslims on the island
The Provisional Administration of Greece organized the Aegean islands into six provinces, one of which was Santorini and appointed Matzarakis its governor in April 1822

