Revolutionary Simeon Krastev

Simeon Krastev (Krastyov) Tsenov Arnaudov was a Bulgarian revolutionary known as a member of Hadzhi Dimitar's detachment.

He was born in Etropole in 1846. He came from a family of leather merchants: his father was Krastyu Tsenov(ich) Arnaudov and his mother Gena Hadzhi Hristova. His cousin was the priest Mihail Arnaudov. He lived for a period in Ploiești, trading in processed hides and owning a workshop for their treatment.

When Simeon learned that Hadzhi Dimitar's detachment was being formed, he joined it. To finance his participation, he sold practically his entire stock of untreated hides, along with his workshop and equipment. With the money he bought ten uniforms for detachment members, ten rifles, ten revolvers and the necessary ammunition.

Simeon Krastev Arnaudov, aged twenty, and Aleksandar Vasilev, aged eighteen, were among the youngest members of Hadzhi Dimitar and Stefan Karadzha's detachment.

Simeon's tragic fate ended in the Dalgi Dol locality near Vishovgrad, where he died between 8 and 10 July 1868. He is commemorated on the memorial to Hadzhi Dimitar and his detachment.