as the chief notary in fiume in 1861, starčević wrote "the four petitions of the rijeka county", which are considered the basis of the political program of the croatian party of rights. he pointed out that croatia needed to determine its relationships with austria and hungary through international agreements. he demanded the reintegration of the croatian lands, "the large kingdom of croatia of old" (the middle age's kingdom of croatia), the homeland of one people, "with the same blood, language, past and (god willing) future".