Post by Administrator on Aug 22, 2007 12:08:34 GMT 10
Castellorizo's period of Italian rule (1921-1943) carried with it mixed fortunes for the island community. While the later years of Italian colonialism brought undoubted hardship for the local population, significant benefits came about from the early years of the occupation. In particular, the decade between 1925 and 1934 was characterised by considerable industry on the part of the occupying regime, especially in the aftermath of the March 1926 earthquake, which signalled a period of public construction and other infrastructural improvements for the islanders. Most notably, the installation of a public power supply and improved shipping links were important initiatives for the community at the beginning of the 1930s.
This period of Italian rule on Castellorizo is closely identified with the individual who represented the Italian Governor of the Dodecanese islands on the island. Salvatore Tringali (1876-1950) was until 1924 a senior finance bureaucrat based in Rhodes. In September of that year, he was posted to Patmos as delegato (delegate) of the Italian Governor. In March of the following year, he was transferred to Castellorizo, a post he was to retain until July 1934 when he and his family were transferred to Simi.
Tringali was an energetic and much-loved administrator of Castellorizo. He lived with his wife (Rosa) and two sons, Massimo & Renato, at the governor's residence in Pera Meria (on the site of the present hotel). Below is a photo of Tringali, his wife and youngest son Renato at the gates of their residence. One of the two pillars seen in this photo was still standing as recently as 2005 but has since been demolished.
Renato Tringali, the only surviving member of Salvatore's family, is now 87 years young and lives with his wife Alessandra and their family in Rome. They have visited Castellorizo in recent years and still retain a great fondness for the island and its people.
Nicholas
This period of Italian rule on Castellorizo is closely identified with the individual who represented the Italian Governor of the Dodecanese islands on the island. Salvatore Tringali (1876-1950) was until 1924 a senior finance bureaucrat based in Rhodes. In September of that year, he was posted to Patmos as delegato (delegate) of the Italian Governor. In March of the following year, he was transferred to Castellorizo, a post he was to retain until July 1934 when he and his family were transferred to Simi.
Tringali was an energetic and much-loved administrator of Castellorizo. He lived with his wife (Rosa) and two sons, Massimo & Renato, at the governor's residence in Pera Meria (on the site of the present hotel). Below is a photo of Tringali, his wife and youngest son Renato at the gates of their residence. One of the two pillars seen in this photo was still standing as recently as 2005 but has since been demolished.
Renato Tringali, the only surviving member of Salvatore's family, is now 87 years young and lives with his wife Alessandra and their family in Rome. They have visited Castellorizo in recent years and still retain a great fondness for the island and its people.
Nicholas