In 1530, the islands were given by Spain to the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in a perpetual lease. Their reign ended when Napoleon conquered the islands in 1798.

1530年，西班牙人把马其他岛永久租给了耶路撒冷圣·约翰骑士团，直到1798年，被拿破仑攻占。

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On the island of Kos, there are the mighty towers of the Castle of the Knights of St John, the medieval order of holy crusaders who went to Jerusalem but never returned home.

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