Konstantinos Papastavrou

Konstantinos Papastavrou, known with the nickname Mavromatis was a Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle.

Biography

Papastavrou was born in the 1880s in Mavrovo in Kastoria. Because of his characteristic eyes, he received the nickname "Mavromatis" meaning "Black-eyed".

Armed action

He set up his own armed group, consisting of local Greeks of Mavrovo and other villages nearby and acted in the regions of Kastoria, Eordaia and Amyntaio during throughout the Macedonian Struggle against Bulgarian komitadjis and specific Ottoman targets. His body consisted of around 45 men.
He collaborated with chieftains Alexandros Georgiadis and Stergios Kountouras on several occasions.