Original scientific paper
Out of the Past of Boka Kotarska: The Dobrota Families and the Croatian Brotherhood of St George and Tripun amongst the Venetians (from the XVII to the beginning of the XIXth century)
Lovorka Čoralić
Abstract
On the basis of documents stored in the archive of the brotherhood of St. George and Tripun in Venice, especially the records of the association's annual spendings (Libri conti e spese) and the reports from their regular assemblies (Capitolar grande), the author examines the inclusion of the Dobrota seamen, merchants and entrepreneurs into the membership and activities of the brotherhood. The paper assesses 12 of the most active families, arranged according to extent their members took part in the membership and the ruling bodies of the brotherhood. The analysis shows that the most numerous members of the brotherhood came from the Ivanović, Ivanović-Moro, Kamenarović, Radimir and Radoničić families. These were individuals with extraordinary economic potential and widespread business activities along the Adriatic and the Mediterranean who, during the period of the highest economic prosperity of Dobrota (XVII century), made up the most elitist part of the Croatian community in Venice. Owing to their participation in the brotherhood the Croatian emigrants had an economically powerful and a socially influential association which played a significant role in lending support to the socially disadvantaged part of the membership.
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12199
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Publication date:
20.6.2000.
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