Gajo Bulat
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Gajo F. Bulat was a Croatian lawyer who served as the Mayor of Split and as a member of the Diet of Dalmatia and the Vienna Imperial Council.
Gajo Bulat was born January 4, 1863 to Francis, a judge in Supetar
. He attended high school in Zadar
, and received higher education in the University of Graz
and the University of Padua
. He received his doctorate of law and became a secretary for the Chamber of Commerce in Zadar, and then dedicated himself to being a lawyer between the years 1865 and 1879, he was one of the most distinguished lawyer in Split
.
Although he was raised in an Italian culture, but due to Miho Klaić
influence he became a supporter of the Croatian national idea, and leader of the People's Party from Split, he was a strong opponent of the Autonomist Party
. He managed to win the election against Antonio Bajamonti
whose autonomist party used all kinds of means to maintain power.
On 28 June 1882 Bulat was made a mayor in the constituting session of the Split Municipal Council. Between 1885 to 1893, he was the Mayor of Split, and member of Dalmatian Parliament and Vienna Imperial Council.
He fought for the introduction of the Croatian language in schools and the railway connecting Split with Croatian Slavonia. A historian Dr. Rudolf Horvat writes, "his merit into the municipal government, school and society, and what is built the Croatian Theater ". Bulat started a newspaper "The People" (Narod) and was one of the contributors of the cultural-educational societies "Slavs progress" and "Zvonimir". His People's Party contributed much of the Croatian national awakening of consciousness and defeating the Autonomist. In 1890, Gajo Bulat officially opened monumental fountain known as the Split, Bajamonti fountain.
Gajo Bulat died of heart attack in Vienna, 9 June 1900 in the middle of parliamentary work, and was buried in Split with great honor, as a great fighter for Croatian ideas and unity of all Croatian area from the Adriatic to the Drava River.
Gajo Bulat was born January 4, 1863 to Francis, a judge in Supetar
Supetar
Supetar is a town on the northern side of the Dalmatian island of Brač,in the Splitsko-Dalmatiska County, in Croatia. It became the island's official centre in 1827...
. He attended high school in Zadar
Zadar
Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...
, and received higher education in the University of Graz
University of Graz
The University of Graz , a university located in Graz, Austria, is the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria....
and the University of Padua
University of Padua
The University of Padua is a premier Italian university located in the city of Padua, Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 as a school of law and was one of the most prominent universities in early modern Europe. It is among the earliest universities of the world and the second...
. He received his doctorate of law and became a secretary for the Chamber of Commerce in Zadar, and then dedicated himself to being a lawyer between the years 1865 and 1879, he was one of the most distinguished lawyer in Split
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
.
Although he was raised in an Italian culture, but due to Miho Klaić
Miho Klaić
Miho Klaić was a Croatian politician and a leader of the Croatian revival in Dalmatia.He obtained a PhD in architecture in Padua, Italy. He was a member of the National Party and was elected as member of the Diet of Dalmatia in the National Committee...
influence he became a supporter of the Croatian national idea, and leader of the People's Party from Split, he was a strong opponent of the Autonomist Party
Autonomist Party
The Autonomist Party was a political party in the Dalmatian political scene, that existed for around 70 years of the nineteenth century and until World War I. Its goal was to maintain the autonomy of the Kingdom of Dalmatia within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as opposed to the unification with the...
. He managed to win the election against Antonio Bajamonti
Antonio Bajamonti
Antonio Bajamonti was a Dalmatian politician. Bajamonti's parents were Giuseppe Bajamonti and Helena Candido of Šibenik. He was one of the most successful mayors of Split...
whose autonomist party used all kinds of means to maintain power.
On 28 June 1882 Bulat was made a mayor in the constituting session of the Split Municipal Council. Between 1885 to 1893, he was the Mayor of Split, and member of Dalmatian Parliament and Vienna Imperial Council.
He fought for the introduction of the Croatian language in schools and the railway connecting Split with Croatian Slavonia. A historian Dr. Rudolf Horvat writes, "his merit into the municipal government, school and society, and what is built the Croatian Theater ". Bulat started a newspaper "The People" (Narod) and was one of the contributors of the cultural-educational societies "Slavs progress" and "Zvonimir". His People's Party contributed much of the Croatian national awakening of consciousness and defeating the Autonomist. In 1890, Gajo Bulat officially opened monumental fountain known as the Split, Bajamonti fountain.
Gajo Bulat died of heart attack in Vienna, 9 June 1900 in the middle of parliamentary work, and was buried in Split with great honor, as a great fighter for Croatian ideas and unity of all Croatian area from the Adriatic to the Drava River.