Antonio Bajamonti

Who was Antonio Bajamonti?

Antonio Bajamonti was a Dalmatian politician. Today he is remembered as one of the most famous and successful mayors of Split, occupying that post almost continuously for twenty years. He was a medical doctor by profession. Bajamonti's parents were Giuseppe Bajamonti and Helena Candido of Šibenik.

Unlike many of his predecessors and successors, Bajamonti brought peaceful cooperation between Romance and Slavic citizens of the ancient city. His personality alone held off national strife brought on by the Age of Nationalism.