 On the other hand, French rule greatly contributed to Croatian national awakening (the first newspaper in Croatian was published then in Zadar, the "Il Regio Dalmata – Kraglski Dalmatin"), the legal system and infrastructure were finally modernized somewhat in Dalmatia, and the educational system flourished.French rule brought a lot of improvements in infrastructure; many roads were built or reconstructed.Napoleon himself blamed Marshal Auguste Marmont, the governor of Dalmatia, that too much money was spent.