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You are cordially invited to the book presentation of Dalmazia veneziana: la storia vissuta e raccontata nel manoscritto “Historia della Guerra di Dalmazia 1645–1671”, which will take place on Tuesday, 23 June, at 6:00 p.m. at the ZRS Koper Centre for the Humanities (Krelj Street 6, Koper).
The book explores Venetian Dalmatia through Historia della Guerra di Dalmazia 1645–1671 by Francesco Difnico. It is an important historical source on the wars in seventeenth-century Dalmatia, offering valuable insights into the political, military, and social circumstances of the period.
The volume includes a historical study by Federico Moro and a transcription of the manuscript prepared by Valentina Petaros Jeromela.
The speakers at the presentation will be:
- Valentina Petaros Jeromela, archivist;
- Piergiorgio Millich, Guardian Grande of the Scuola Dalmata dei Santi Giorgio e Trifone of Venice; and
- Dr Tilen Glavina, Deputy Director of ZRS Koper, Head of the Institute for Historical Studies, and Head of the ZRS Koper Centre for the Humanities.
Francesco Difnico was born in Šibenik/Sebenico on 22 October 1607 into a distinguished Venetian family closely associated with the Republic of Venice. He began his education in Zadar before continuing his studies at the University of Padua, where he earned a doctorate in law in 1634. Upon returning to his hometown, he became actively involved in civic life, holding various public offices and serving as the municipality’s ambassador to Venice. He also played a significant role in the defence of Šibenik during the fierce Ottoman siege in the summer of 1647. Following the devastating plague epidemic that struck the city between 1649 and 1650, he devoted himself to historical research.
Among his manuscript works, all of considerable historical value yet still relatively little known, Historia della Guerra di Dalmazia 1645–1671, preserved in the Scientific Library of the University of Zadar, stands out as particularly significant.
Difnico’s manuscript contains an extraordinary wealth of information, dates, and eyewitness accounts that are invaluable for reconstructing the events of the Cretan War, as well as the developments that preceded it in Dalmatia. It provides a detailed account of the military operations conducted in the region, highlighting the decisive role played by Leonardo Foscolo, Provveditore Generale of Dalmatia and Albania. Through his military successes, Foscolo made a lasting contribution to shaping Venetian Dalmatia, leaving a legacy that has endured in the region’s collective memory to the present day.