By 1566, when Genoa lost Chios to the Ottoman Empire, there were 12.000 Greeks and 2.500 Genoese (or 17% of the total population) in the island.
Cando en 1566, Xénova perdeu Quíos co Imperio Otomán, había 12.000 gregos e 2.500 xenoveses (o 17% da poboación total) na illa.