TROGIR ZA VRIJEME FRANCUSKE UPRAVE (1806-1813)

Trogir je početkom 19. stoljeća dijelio sudbinu cijele Dalmacije koja je 1806. sklapanjem Požunskog mira potpala pod francusku upravu. Po dolasku Napoleonovih sljedbenika uslijedila je nova organizacija vlasti u kojoj su se istaknuli Vicenzo Dandolo kao generalni providur i vojni zapovjednik Auguste Marmont. Obojica su provodila reforme na području svojih djelovanja. One se u Trogiru očituju na gospodarskom, prosvjetnom, društvenom i urbanističkom planu. Dokinuta je rascjepkanost i uvedeno novo upravno uređenje, modernizira se uprava i sudstvo, dok je najveća pažnja posvećena gospodarskom i prosvjetnom razvoju. Izgradnja cesta tome je najviše pridonijela, a urbanističko uređenju i sanaciji Trogira pospješila je životni standard. Uz to otvara se i kolegiji kako bi se povećao sloj obrazovanog stanovništva koje bi kasnije unaprjeđivalo grad, ali i kako bi broj francuskih pristaša rastao jer činjenica je da su Francuzi među njima imali najviše pristaša. Od lokalnih pristaša najviše se istakla obitelj Garagnin čiji su članovi obnašali visoke funkcije. Istovremeno su visoki nameti i vojna obveza, kao i protucrkveni zakoni te ukidanje bratovština izazivali negodovanje pučanstva. Međutim Francuzi su iza sebe ostavili pogodno tlo za daljnje napredovanje što podupire i predaja koja navodi da je austrijski car Franjo I. po svom prvom posjetu Trogiru 1818. rekao: "Grjehota da ti Francuzi nisu još ostali".At the beginning of the 19th century, Trogir shared the fate of the whole Dalmatia, which fell under the French rule in 1806 with the conclusion of the Peace of Požuna. The arrival of the French was followed by a new organization of government in which Vicenzo Dandolo stood out as general providur and Auguste Marmont as a military commander. Both have worked in implementing reforms in their field of work. In Trogir, reforms had reflected in the economic, educational, social and urban plan. They wanted to introduce a new administrative arrangement by modernizeing administration and judiciary, while the greatest attention has been paid to economic and educational development. The construction of roads contributed the most to economical growth and the urban planning of Trogir improved the standard of living. In addition, the French also opened the colleges to increase the percentage of educated population that would later improve the city. But also, to increase the number of French supporters because the fact is that they had the most supporters among them. The local supporters Garagnin family stood out the most because their members held highest positions. Garagnins also workd on multiple improvements to the city but not everything was great. At the same time, citizens had to pay high levies and needed to do military service. Moreover, anti-church laws were introduced as well as the abolition of fraternities, which provoked outrage. However, the French left behind a fertile ground for further progress, which is supported by a legend which states that the Austrian Emperor Francis I, said in 1818, after his first visit to Trogir: "It is a sin that these French have not yet remained.