The island was seized by the Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa in 1537, but Crusino III Sommaripa managed to regain it through the intercession of the French ambassador, in exchange for an annual tribute of 35,000 akçes to the Ottoman governor at Negroponte.
A illa foi capturada polo almirante otomán Hayreddin Barbarroxa en 1537, pero Crusino III Sommaripa logrouna recuperar a través da intercesión do embaixador de Francia, a cambio dun tributo anual de 35.000 akces ao gobernador otomán en Negroponte.