ΟΙ ΕΝΘΥΜΗΣΕΙΣ ΤΟΥ ΜΑΡΜΑΡΙΝΟΥ ΛΑΜΠΡΗΝΟΥ Κ. ΔΗΜΑΡΧΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ, 1821-1866

Abstract

The paper presents for the first time the whole of Lambrinos K. Dimarchopoulos’ memoirs written between 1821 and 1866 in Marmara town of Marmara Island in Propontis. The manuscript of Dimarchopoulos passed to his son Konstantinos L. Dimarchopoulos who was living in Istanbul until his death in 1930. However, the text we possess is the one copied by Theofanis S. Theofanidis, who also originates from Marmara Island, at the house of K. L. Dimarchopoulos in 1927. There is no infor¬mation about the luck of the original manuscript since 1930. Lambrinos Dimarchopoulos most likely was a member of the council of Marmara and wrote down various events and administrative notes. Among them stand out the references to the Greek Revolution, to the reconstruc¬tion of churches and monasteries of the island, to taxes, population and other financial data as well as to facts related to the occupations of the inhabitants of the island. The content of Dimarchopoulos’ memoirs is of particular importance because they contain evidence that shed light on different aspects of the history and culture of Marmara and the sur¬rounding region mainly in the Tanzimat period.