Spyros Spyromilios was a Greek Gendarmerie officer and guerilla fighter who took part in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Greek Struggle for Macedonia, and the Balkan Wars. In 1914 he proclaimed the Autonomy of his native town, Himarra, and joined the autonomist struggle of Northern Epirus against its inclusion within the newly established Principality of Albania.
Spyromilios c. 1915.
Spyros Spyriomilios and other officers who participated in the Greek Struggle for Macedonia (1909).
Spyros Spyromilios and other Greeks at the Kastro of Himarra (1912).
Spyros Spyromilios in front of his house in Himarra (1912–1916).
Himarë is a municipality and region in Vlorë County, southern Albania. The municipality has a total area of 571.94 km2 (220.83 sq mi) and consists of the administrative units of Himarë, Horë-Vranisht and Lukovë. It lies between the Ceraunian Mountains and the Albanian Ionian Sea Coast and is part of the Albanian Riviera. The traditionally perceived borders of the Himarë region gradually shrank during the Ottoman period, being reduced to the town of Himarë and the villages of the coastline, generally including only Palasë, Dhërmi, Pilur, Kudhës, Vuno, Iljas and Qeparo.
The region of Himarë seen from the Ceraunian Mountains
Ruins of the Himarë Fortress, locally known as 'Kastro' meaning castle
Sunset on the coast of Himarë depicted by Edward Lear, 24 October 1848.
Spyros Spyromilios in the entrance of the castle (locally called Kastro) of Himarë
