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Radovi/Institute for Historical Sciences of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Zadar : Institute for Historical Sciences of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Zadar, No. 48, 2006.

Original scientific paper

The Appearance of the Party of Rights in Arbanasi near Zadar

Marjan Diklić

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Abstract

The article initially sets down the basic facts about the Arbanasi populace in Zadar, their origins, their moving in and the constant growth of their numbers; after this the article deals with their relationship to their new homeland of Croatia, to Croats and to the national revival in Dalmatia; the incorporation of these settlers into the social, cultural and political life, into the first political parties, their internal conflicts and ideologies. Special emphasis is placed on those amongst the Arbanasi who accept as their own, first, the Croatian revival and afterwards the Party of Right’s national-integrational idea and who during the second half of the 19th century fought alongside Croats for the unification of all the Croatian lands, especially for the unification of Dalmatia with Civil Croatia. Although the first ideas of the Party of Rights unstoppably filtered down from Civil Croatia into Dalmatia as early as the end of the 60s of the 19th century, they began to be strongly felt amongst the Arbanasi Croats only by the beginning of the 70s and the 80s. In the strict sense of the word, the program of the Party of Rights made its appearance in 1873 when the first larger gathering took place in this area when the Croatian political principles were accepted and dr. Ante Starčević confirmed as the main leader. The most eminent member of the Party of Right in Arbanasi were Pavao Luka Relja, Gjuro Ivan Marušić and don Mihovil Mijo Čurković. Amongst these the most significant figure was Relja who financially supported the first newspapers of the Party of Right and most of the activities undertaken by the party in Zadar and the Zadar area. He also participated in the preparations and the founding of the Party of Right and the Pure Party of Right in Dalmatia.

Keywords

Ideas of the Party of Right; Arbanasi near Zadar; Dalmatia; Civil Croatia; Austro-Hungary

Hrčak ID:

11900

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/11900

Publication date:

5.9.2006.

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