 In modern Croatia he is known as "Federiko Benković".He was born Federico Bencovich (as he signed his own name) somewhere in Venetian Dalmatia.His exact birthplace is unknown, but it could have been either in Almissa ("Omiš"), Sebenico ("Šibenik"), the island of Brazza ("Brač"), Ragusa ("Dubrovnik"), or possibly Venice itself.