Mila Gojsalić

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Mila Gojsalić (also known as Mile Gojsalića ; * in Kostanje , Dalmatia , today in Omiš , Croatia ; † 1530 ) was a folk heroine and martyr.

Mile Gojsalića by Ivan Meštrović , bronze, in Gata near Omiš , Croatia , at the mouth of the Cetina
Meštrović's statue Mile Gojsalića

Born in Kostanje, a village in the Dalmatian hinterland , at the beginning of the 16th century, she was one of the descendants of the Croatian King Gojslav . At the time of the Habsburg-Ottoman wars, she lived in Poljica . In 1530 the Ottoman Ahmed Pasha planned to conquer Poljica. The Ottoman army camped in Podgrac. After the legend it was, many other local women, imprisoned and raped by Ahmed Pasha. To get revenge, she secretly went to the weapons depot and lit the gunpowder there, killing Ahmed Pasha and numerous Ottoman soldiers. Seizing the opportunity, the people of Poljica rose and defeated the astonished Ottoman occupation forces.

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Ivan Meštrović created her statue and had it erected above the rocky canyon of the town of Omiš, while Jakov Gotovac composed an opera in her honor. The writer August Šenoa wrote a popular poem in her honor. Every summer a cultural event, the Days of Mila Gojsalić , takes place in her birthplace Kostanje . Your renovated birthplace can be visited there.

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personal data
SURNAME Gojsalić, Mila
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gojsalića, Mile
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Folk heroine and martyr
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
PLACE OF BIRTH Kostanje, Omiš
DATE OF DEATH 1530