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The Greek Sailor from Hydra Who Became War Hero in Argentina Plaque of Kolmaniatis, Hydra, Greece. Photo by Spilios Spiliotis As a Hydriot, I had been raised on a pantheon of grizzled war heroes Miaoulis, Koudouriotis, et al with a focus on their virtues rather than their vices, but I was only vaguely aware that Hydra also exported naval heroes. On my last trip to Hydra, at the pier waiting for the hydrofoil, I caught sight of a plaque to a Hydriot hero in Argentina’s war of independence. Who knew? The boat was coming, and the plaque only registered for a moment, as I took a last look out on Hydra’s magnificent harbor, architecturally pretty much the same scene as it was in 1821, when the Greek War of Independence began, or in 1810, when a young Hydriot named Nicholas Kolmaniatis left the place in a hurry. ....