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The Zuvela’s arrived on the west end of Korčula in the 1600’s and settled in a small field called '''Rasohatica'''. There are still small remnants of stone huts there to this day. First time the surname ''Xuvella'' was mention was in Blato (Blatta) in a document dated 2nd of February in '''1642'''.<ref>Vela Luka od 1490 do 1834 ''by'' Zvonko Maričić (p168)</ref> At the time, Korčula was part of the ''Republic of Venice'' (within the Dalmatian province).<ref>John Everett-Healu. "Dalmatia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2005. Encyclopedia.com</ref> From where the original Zuvelas migrated is still a mystery to this editor. The Republic of Venice did accept refugees and migrants within her boundaries during her long history. They came from all parts of [[Europe]]. Many of them were from Spain <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=K7oAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA116&dq=history+of+dalmatia+Spain+Spalato&hl=en&ei=9oL1TK61LYmxcbzkqOYE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Dalmatia and Montenegro:] With a Journey to Mostar in Herzegovina -Volume 1 ''by'' John Gardner Wilkinson (p116).</ref> as well as Christians from the Ottoman Empire (which ruled the Balkans for centuries).<ref>[http://ukpmc.ac.uk/articles/PMC2121596;jsessionid=D7FB2EB2AF6E1C5733100CA2C94C626F.jvm1 The Land of 1000 Islands] ''by'' Igor Rudan
The Zuvela’s arrived on the west end of Korčula in the 1600’s and settled in a small field called '''Rasohatica'''. There are still small remnants of stone huts there to this day. First time the surname ''Xuvella'' was mention was in Blato (Blatta) in a document dated 2nd of February in '''1642'''.<ref>Vela Luka od 1490 do 1834 ''by'' Zvonko Maričić (p168)</ref> At the time, Korčula was part of the ''Republic of Venice'' (within the Dalmatian province).<ref>John Everett-Healu. "Dalmatia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2005. Encyclopedia.com</ref> From where the original Zuvelas migrated is still a mystery to this editor. The Republic of Venice did accept refugees and migrants within her boundaries during her long history. They came from all parts of [[Europe]]. Many of them were from Spain <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=K7oAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA116&dq=history+of+dalmatia+Spain+Spalato&hl=en&ei=9oL1TK61LYmxcbzkqOYE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Dalmatia and Montenegro:] With a Journey to Mostar in Herzegovina -Volume 1 ''by'' John Gardner Wilkinson (p116).</ref> as well as Christians from the Ottoman Empire (which ruled the Balkans for centuries).<ref>[http://ukpmc.ac.uk/articles/PMC2121596;jsessionid=D7FB2EB2AF6E1C5733100CA2C94C626F.jvm1 The Land of 1000 Islands] ''by'' Igor Rudan
*"However, the clashes between the Ottoman Empire and Venetian Republic produced extensive migrations from the mainland areas, especially from today's Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the eastern parts of the islands of Brac, Hvar, Korcula, and Pag."</ref>
*"However, the clashes between the Ottoman Empire and Venetian Republic produced extensive migrations from the mainland areas, especially from today's Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the eastern parts of the islands of Brac, Hvar, Korcula, and Pag."</ref>
[[File:Croatia Rasohatica .jpg|thumb|left|220px|Rasohatica]]
[[File:Croatia Rasohatica .jpg|thumb|left|220px|Rasohatica-A Zuvela House]]
== Images ==
== Images ==
[[File:Croatia Vela Luka.JPG|thumb|left|450px|Vela Luka (Croatia) on the island of Korcula. Nikola Ostojic referred to as ''Vallegrande''.]]
[[File:Croatia Vela Luka.JPG|thumb|left|450px|Vela Luka (Croatia) on the island of Korcula. Nikola Ostojic referred to as ''Vallegrande''.]]
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==Gallery-Zuvela Crosses & FX signature==
From left to right.
* Zuvela cross near Rasohatica (Krusevo). Built in 1818.
* Zuvela cross (Brbe) at Vincidur. Built in 1761.
* FX signature from 1837. X is for Xuvella.
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Image:Zuvela Cross near Rasohatica.jpg
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.apartmanija.hr/slike/slike_gradovi/korcula.jpg Photo link for a aerial view of Korcula Town]
* [http://www.apartmanija.hr/slike/slike_gradovi/korcula.jpg Photo link for a aerial view of Korcula Town]
*[http://www.mediterano.hr/location.asp?id=6 Vela Luka-Mediterano]
*[http://www.mediterano.hr/location.asp?id=6 Vela Luka-Mediterano]
[[File:St Damian.jpg|thumb|left|455px|Chapel of Saint Kuzma and Damian on the island of Korcula. Photo by [[Peter Zuvela]] ]]
[[File:St Damian.jpg|thumb|left|455px|Chapel of Saint Kuzma and Damian on the island of Korcula. Photo by [[Peter Zuvela]] ]]
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