Jose Pasinović’s Story
José (Josip) Pasinović was born on February 26, 1860 in Dobrota, Kotor. His parents were Ivan Pasinović and his mother Agnese Radonicić. Both Agnese and Ivan belonged to distinguished [...]
Origin of Croatian surnames in Magallanes
Island of Brač Pučišća: Drpić, Vrandečić, Kačić, Eterović, Galetović, Mihaić, Martinić, Kaštelan, Rajčević, Capković, Radić, Matjašić, Dobronić, Plastić, Mladinić, Novaković, Jordan, Štambuk, Mladineo, Kovačić, Orlandini, Šantić Postira: Mikačić, Vlahović, Svoinac, Škarić, [...]
My visit to Chiloe
The island of Chiloe is located approximately halfway up the Chilean coast in the Pacific. In terms of surface area, it is about 20 times larger than our island [...]
Mateo Vuscovic in Antofagasta
This is a story of Dusan Vuskovic about his grandfather: My Grandfather Mate was a son of Petar Vuskovic and Dominga Sanseovic. He was born on December 28, 1900 in [...]
Punta Arenas (Magallanes)
In 1520 on All Saints' Day, sailing ships Victoria, Concepcion, Trinidad, and San Antonio crossed Punta Dúngeness from the Atlantic side. They then sailed into the strait between the southernmost [...]