 In 1657, the Doge of Venice, Bertuccio Valiero, decided to repopulate the town by bringing 15 families.Five of these families were of Orthodox religion, originally from the Cernizza region in Montenegro that had escaped from the Turkish occupation.Based on evidence, it is generally assumed that these Montenegrin settlers carried the surnames Brcela, Draković, Brajić, Vučeta, and Ljubotina.