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1884. Triumphant transition to Patras.

The first big tour in Greece

“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”

Elon Musk

Panagis Coutalianos travels from Athens to Patras. The residents of Patras give him a warm welcome and all of them are enthusiastic.

July 13, 1884
The residents of Patras are waiting for Coutalianos in their city next week.
July 16, 1884
Arrival of Coutalianos in Patras. His long-awaited performance in the Sakketo’s garden is announced.
The Garden of Sakketos in Patras, where Coutalianos gave his performances, was located behind the church of Pantokrator (pic. above).
July 18, 1884.
Panagi’s doing have already started. The spectators were surprised by the performance of the athlete.
July 26, 1884. The above article is interesting. Its editor avoids pompous expressions and is content to inform his readers that to become a good athlete one needs only patience and training.
Postcard with the photo of Coutalianos. The photo is kept in the museum Al. Soutsou
Back view of the photo. “Purchased by Christos Kantzileris”, in Patras, July 17, 1888. I saw Coutalianos in Patras and he is truly the Hercules of the 18th century.
Aug. 3, 1884

The program of Coutalianos’ performance in Corfu. Among other things, it is stated that he will lift 2,200 kilos and that in addition, two people will stand on him at the same time and dance.
Νοv. 1, 1884
Description of the athlete’s tour of the Peloponnese. Coutalianos surprises the fans of the city of Gytheio.
Αpr. 30, 1900

The above publication, among other things, mentions that when Coutalianos, while touring the Peloponnese, passed through Patras, the students were so excited that they did not study their lessons at all, resulting in their parents expressing strong complaints.
July 20,1884
July 24, 1884
July 21, 1884
June 21, 1884
July 24, 1884
July 19, 1884
July 21, 1884
Febr.1 , 1930
In the local newspaper of Peloponnese entitled “Kynouria”, a short satirical dialogue is published in a local dialect called “Tsakonian”. The strange thing is that the author places the protagonists of this dialogue on a bridge in the Leonidio region that bore the name “Coutalianos’ bridge”. We speculate that the name of this bridge was given because Coutalianos passed through this point during one of his tours of the Peloponnese.
Indicative map of Coutalianos movements during the period 1883- 1884
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