Luisa Pizà
Majorca has been inhabited since
Majorca (Spanish and Catalan:
Mallorca) is the largest island of
Spain . It is located in the
Mediterranean Sea and part of the
Balearic Islands archipelago. The
name derives from Latin insula
maior, "larger island"; later
Maiorica.
The capital of the island, Palma, is
also the capital of the autonomous
community of the Balearic
Islands. The Cabrera archipelago
is administratively grouped with
Majorca (in the municipality of
Palma). The anthem of Majorca is
La Balanguera.
Like the other Balearic Islands of
Ibiza, Formentera, and Minorca,
the island is a popular tourist
destination. In Germany, the
United Kingdom and to a lesser
extent, Ireland, where package
tourism to the island started in
May 1952, Majorca has remained
a popular destination.
by Muslim raiders from North
antiquity. Burial chambers and Africa.
traces of habitation from the
Paleolithic period (6000–4000 BC)
have been discovered. The island
was occupied by the Romans in
123 BC under Quintus Caecilius
Metellus Balearicus. It flourished
under Roman rule, during which
time the towns of Pollentia
(Alcúdia), and Palmaria (Palma)
were founded. The local economy
was largely driven by Olive
cultivation, viticulture, and salt
mining. Majorcan soldiers[1] were
valued within the Roman legions
for their skill with the sling.
In 426, the Vandals sacked the
island, and annexed it to their
kingdom in 465. In 534, Majorca
was conquered by the Byzantine
Empire, and administered as part
of the province of Sardinia. Under
Byzantine rule, Christianity
flourished and numerous churches
were built. But from 707, the
island was increasingly attacked