Complex sentence: In 1884 the local historian Carlo Podrecca named the area "Slavia Italiana", as well as Slovene nationalists in 1899 started to use the toponym "Beneška Slovenija" (Venetian Slovenia) or "Benečija".
Split into simpler sentences: In 1884 the local historian Carlo Podrecca named the area "Slavia Italiana", as well as Slovene nationalists in 1899 started to use the toponym "Beneška Slovenija" (Venetian Slovenia). On the other hand, Slovenes prefer to call it "Beneška Slovenija" (Venetian Slovenia) or "Benečija".