ŠIME MAZZURA
Šime Mazzura was a Croatian politician and publicist born in 1840 in Tisno. Already at an early age, Mazzura lived and studied in many Dalmatian towns, and received inspiration for Croatian nationalistic thought from professors such as Miha Klaić while attending the gymnasium in Zadar. After graduating, he entered the Law Academy, which he left due to his political views. He continued his law studies in Graz, where he received his doctorate in 1871.
Throughout his life and career, he distinguished himself as a defender in the process against Croatian students who burned the Hungarian flag in 1895 and as a defender of Stevan Kalembo in the so-called to the high treason trial in 1908. He became active in journalism, collaborating with many newspapers, and in 1871 he started the newspaper Obzor, which became prominent in Croatia.
He stood up for Croatian politics and was one of the founders of the Independent People's Party, and later a member of the Croatian Parliament. As a people's representative in the Croatian Parliament (1884–1887, 1897–1903), he advocated for the unification of Dalmatia with Croatia and Slavonia, the financial independence of Croatian countries and the joining of Rijeka to the Three Kingdoms. Šime Mazzura died on December 14, 1918 in Zagreb, leaving behind a significant contribution to Croatian society and politics.
Sources:
Branko Pavlov (2021) Tisno i Tišnjani kroz stoljeća. https://nkc-tisno.hr/index.php/novosti/400-tisno-i-tisnjani-kroz-stoljeca
