Remembering the enslaved
A monument commemorates the Gozo siege of 1551 outside the Cittadella, in Victoria. Up to 7,000 Gozitans were taken as slaves by the Ottoman forces. It took 150 years for the population to reach pre-1551 levels.
A monument commemorates the Gozo siege of 1551 outside the Cittadella, in Victoria. Up to 7,000 Gozitans were taken as slaves by the Ottoman forces. It took 150 years for the population to reach pre-1551 levels.