In order to secure their power, local nobles instituted a law which prohibited the election into the ruling council of anyone whose father or grandfather was not its member.

[citation needed] An all-out revolt quickly gripped the island, led by Matija Ivanić,[2][3] a prominent citizen of Hvar.

They invited both sides to Venice; failing that, and due to the rebellion's significant impact on the whole of Dalmatia, the Venetians decided to energetically pursue its conclusion.

Giovanni Navagero (Zuane Navaiero in Venetian) was consequently sent to Hvar, where he succeeded in pacifying the uprising in 1511 by unknown means, while the rebels still held control over the island and did not allow the nobles to return.

He terrorized[citation needed] the citizens under his control, sentenced 69 to exile, and offered a bounty of 400 ducats on Matija Ivanić's head.

Upon his arrival, Capello managed to destroy all armed galleys of the rebels by October 1514, overcoming their land forces only after a prolonged struggle.

[citation needed] The Hvar Rebellion was destroyed, while Matija Ivanić managed to escape the island and leave Venetian lands.