Hajduk Hristo Petkov Botev

Hristo Petkov Botev–Dryanovski, known by the nickname Ganchovetsa, was a Bulgarian hajduk and member of Hadzhi Dimitar and Stefan Karadzha's detachment. Born in 1838, he established himself as an educated and enterprising Bulgarian, becoming a merchant in Tulcea. He had moved there at the age of nine after leaving his native region to become his uncle's apprentice.

In 1852, Botev and Stefan Karadzha founded the Tulcea Secret Revolutionary Committee. He became leader of the Tulcea detachment Golden Hope, which joined Panayot Hitov's detachment in 1867. He fought with it until August 1867, when he crossed into Serbia and enlisted in the Second Bulgarian Legion in Belgrade. In recognition of his abilities, he was promoted to the lowest commissioned officer's rank.

After the legion's dissolution, Hristo Botev crossed the Danube on the night of 6–7 July 1868 and joined Hadzhi Dimitar and Stefan Karadzha's detachment as its clerk. While fighting in the Balkan Mountains, he was seriously wounded in the second battle against the Turks near Gorna Lipnitsa village. To avoid capture by the Turkish pursuing force, he took poison and ended his life.

A monument to Hristo Petkov Botev was erected in Ganchovets village in 1988, commemorating his significance as an insurgent.