Italian colonists in the Dodecanese the Leros town of Lakki (founded by the Italians as "Portolago"), which remains a prime example of Italian Rationalism. From 1923 to 1936, governor Mario Lago was able to integrate the Greek, Turkish and Ladino Jewish communities of the island of Rhodes with the Italian colonists. Lago's term of office constituted what might in retrospective be called the "Golden Period" of the Italian Dodecanese, with the economy booming and a relatively harmonious society. In the 1936 Italian census of the Dodecanese islands, the total population was 129,135, of which 7,015 were Italians. Nearly 80% of the Italian colonists lived in
Greek settlement in the Philippines Greek settlement in the Philippines Greek settlement in the Philippines is a small community of descendants of ethnic Greeks who settled the country since the Spanish colonization of the country. According to some historical accounts, there were already Greek settlers in the country as early as the 18th century, most are sailors and traders, and fishermen. During the early 20th century, a number of Greek sailors and immigrants came to the country and settled. One group came to the city of Legazpi on the island of Luzon who kept their Greek identities and have become distinguished public figures and intellectuals