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| =====Andrew Archibald Paton===== | | =====Andrew Archibald Paton===== |
| Andrew Archibald Paton (1811 - 1874) was a British diplomat and writer from the 19 century. In 1861 he wrote in his; Researches on the Danube and the Adriatic: Or, Contributions to the Modern: | | Andrew Archibald Paton (1811 - 1874) was a British diplomat and writer from the 19 century. In 1861 he wrote in his; Researches on the Danube and the Adriatic: Or, Contributions to the Modern: |
− | {{quote|''... the islands of Dalmatia owe much of their culture to the near vicinity of Venice and the more extensive use of the Italian language...'' <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=E_NBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA167&dq=Researches+on+the+Danube+and+the+Adriatic++the+extensive+use+of+Italian&hl=en&ei=5b0GTeaTKJHGvQPyj8zNBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Researches on the Danube and the Adriatic, Volume 1] ''by'' Andrew Archibald Paton (p167)</ref>}} | + | {{quote| |
| + | ''... the islands of Dalmatia owe much of their culture to the near vicinity of Venice and the more extensive use of the Italian language...'' <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=E_NBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA167&dq=Researches+on+the+Danube+and+the+Adriatic++the+extensive+use+of+Italian&hl=en&ei=5b0GTeaTKJHGvQPyj8zNBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Researches on the Danube and the Adriatic, Volume 1] ''by'' Andrew Archibald Paton (p167)</ref>}} |
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| =====Maude Holbach (a 1910 travel guide)===== | | =====Maude Holbach (a 1910 travel guide)===== |
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| =====Luciano Monzali===== | | =====Luciano Monzali===== |
− | {{quote|''Pavlinovic argued forcefully that only Slavs lived in Dalmatia and that these Slavs were all Croatians. He denied not just the existence of an element of an element of Italian language and culture in Dalmatia but also the legitimacy of the Serb presence. Italians and Serbs had only one alternative: to become Croatian or leave.'' <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=kMXURN7sxh4C&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=Italians+and+Serbs+had+only+one+alternative:+to+become+Croatian+or+leave&source=bl&ots=Sx1cLugl2z&sig=PAqXCGNkAk7SIJ7L3V_1QCxtFyw&hl=en#v=onepage&q=Italians%20and%20Serbs%20had%20only%20one%20alternative%3A%20to%20become%20Croatian%20or%20leave&f=false The Italians of Dalmatia:]From Italian Unification to World War I by Luciano Monzali (p102)</ref>}} | + | {{quote| |
| + | ''Pavlinovic argued forcefully that only Slavs lived in Dalmatia and that these Slavs were all Croatians. He denied not just the existence of an element of an element of Italian language and culture in Dalmatia but also the legitimacy of the Serb presence. Italians and Serbs had only one alternative: to become Croatian or leave.'' <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=kMXURN7sxh4C&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=Italians+and+Serbs+had+only+one+alternative:+to+become+Croatian+or+leave&source=bl&ots=Sx1cLugl2z&sig=PAqXCGNkAk7SIJ7L3V_1QCxtFyw&hl=en#v=onepage&q=Italians%20and%20Serbs%20had%20only%20one%20alternative%3A%20to%20become%20Croatian%20or%20leave&f=false The Italians of Dalmatia:]From Italian Unification to World War I by Luciano Monzali (p102)</ref>}} |
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| =====Edwin Dino Veggian===== | | =====Edwin Dino Veggian===== |
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| =====Antonio Bajamonti===== | | =====Antonio Bajamonti===== |
| Antonio (Ante) Bajamonti, the most prominent Dalmatian Italian in history, once remarked: | | Antonio (Ante) Bajamonti, the most prominent Dalmatian Italian in history, once remarked: |
− | {{quote|''No joy, only pain and tears, is brought by being a part of the Italian Party in Dalmatia. We, the Italians of Dalmatia, retain a single right to suffer.''<ref>A.Bajamonti, ''Discorso inaugurale della Società Politica dalmata'', Spalato 1886</ref>}} | + | {{quote| |
| + | ''No joy, only pain and tears, is brought by being a part of the Italian Party in Dalmatia. We, the Italians of Dalmatia, retain a single right to suffer.''<ref>A.Bajamonti, ''Discorso inaugurale della Società Politica dalmata'', Spalato 1886</ref>}} |
| =====Zadar during and after World War II ===== | | =====Zadar during and after World War II ===== |
| The chapter below is taken from the Secret Dalmatia Blog site, it is written by Alan Mandic.{{quote| | | The chapter below is taken from the Secret Dalmatia Blog site, it is written by Alan Mandic.{{quote| |