 Crnča was seat of a major Ragusan colony which had its own Franciscan monastery of St. Mary and was headed by an elected "knez" ("comes/conte", i.e.count), one of them being Ljubiša Vladojević called "the Beard" ("Brada").Most notable Ragusans who traded and lived in Crnča belonged to noble families such as Gozze (Gučetić), Sorgo (Sorkočević), Cerva (Crijević), Gondola (Gundulić), Luccari (Lukarić) and Ragnina (Ranjina).