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This Mallorcan friar, who was born in Petra, personally founded nine missions that became some of the most important cities in Alta California (the U.S.) over time. [+] |
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The public farmstead of Son Real was purchased by the Balearic Government in 2002 to preserve its natural and ethnological values and prehistoric sites. [+] |
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Frederic Chopin and George Sand: A Winter in Mallorca
The singular couple, along with her children, came to Mallorca in the winter of 1838 and stayed at the Royal Monastery in Valldemossa [+] |
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Admiral Farragut and the Minorcans in the United States of America [+] |
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A prehistoric settlement in the vicinity of Ciutadella with round dwellings and a number of caves, as well as the customary megalithic talayot. [+] |
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The most emblematic settlement in Minorcan prehistory, thanks to its unique taula and wide variety of monuments. [+] |
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Ses Pedreres de s'Hostal is a sandstone quarry in a place where man has been extracting stones for dwellings for over 200 years. [+] |
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The medieval castle par excellence in Menorca is called Santa Àgueda. It is situated 264 metres high in Ferreries and dominates a good part of the north-eastern coast of the island. A perfect observation point during its difficult times of conquests. [+] |
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In ancient days, this spot was known as Illa dels Conills (Rabbit Island), but in 1287, it became known as Illa del Rei in reference to Alfonso III of Aragon, who conquered the island that same year and expelled the almojarife (tax collector)Abû’Umar and all his followers. [+] |
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The settlement of Sa Caleta is a unique example of Phoenician town planning in the Mediterranean. It is also the most important model of the beginning of the Phoenician colonisation of the Pitiüsas Islands, and the origin of the town of Eivissa. A piece of history which has been considered a World Heritage Site since 1999. [+] |
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