Antonio Bajamonti
| Antonio Bajamonti | |
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| 13th, 15th Mayor of Split | |
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In office 9 January 1860 – 1864 |
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| Preceded by | Šimun de Michieli-Vitturi |
| Succeeded by | Frano Lanza |
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In office 1865–1880 |
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| Preceded by | Frano Lanza |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandar Nallini |
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| Born |
19 February 1822 Split, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 13 January 1891 (aged 68) Split, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary |
| Political party | Autonomist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Alojzija Kružević |
| Alma mater | University of Padua |
| Occupation | Politician, medical doctor |
| Profession | Physician |
Antonio Bajamonti (19 February 1822 – 13 January 1891) was a Dalmatian Italian politician and longtime mayor of Split. He is remembered as one of the most successful mayors of the city, occupying the post almost continuously for twenty years (1860–1880). He was a medical doctor by profession. Bajamonti's parents were Giuseppe Bajamonti (Pretorial Chancellor of Vis) and Elena Candido of Šibenik.
Unlike many of his predecessors and successors, Bajamonti brought peaceful cooperation between the city's Romance (Italian) and Slavic (Croatian) citizens. His personality alone held off national strife brought on by the Age of Nationalism.
Bajamonti became Mayor of Split on 9 January 1860 for the Autonomist Party (succeeding Šimun de Michieli-Vitturi) and stayed in office until 1864, when he was relieved because of his opposition to Austrian centralism. He was replaced by Frano Lanza, but in 1865 he united with the People's Party into the Liberal Union and won the elections again.
He would go on to hold the post for over two decades, until 1880, when he retired from office and was succeeded by Aleksandar Nallini, another Autonomist. After democratic reforms allowed for a greater part of the populace to vote, Bajamonti's Autonomist Party lost the 1882 elections. Croatian Dalmatians, who made up the majority of the population of Split, were able to influence the vote sufficiently and a People's Party mayor was elected, Dujam Rendić-Miočević, a prominent Split lawyer.
Bajamonti was also a member of the Diet of Dalmatia (1861–91) and the Austrian Chamber of Deputies (1867–70 and 1873–79). He married Alojzija Kružević on 6 October 1849.
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