Konstantinos Papastavrou (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Παπασταύρου), known with the nickname Mavromatis (Μαυρομάτης, "Black-eye") was a Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle.
Konstantinos Papastavrou with other local chieftains of the Macedonian Struggle from North-Western Macedonia
Papastavrou was born in the 1880s in Mavrovo (now Mavrochori) 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 Bulgariankomitadjis and specific Ottoman targets. His body consisted of around 45 men.
He collaborated with chieftains Alexandros Georgiadis and Stergios Kountouras on several occasions.
Sources
Ιωάννης Σ. Κολιόπουλος (editor), Αφανείς, γηγενείς Μακεδονομάχοι, Εταιρεία Μακεδονικών Σπουδών, University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, 2008, p. 81, 101
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