History of Mallorca
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Prehistory & Talayot Culture
The oldest traces of human settlement on Mallorca date back to around 5000 BC , when the first people probably crossed…
Romans & Vandals
In the year 123 BC , the Roman consul Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus conquered the Balearic Islands — he receive…
Moorish Rule (903–1229)
In the year 903 , Emir Isam al-Jawlani conquered Mallorca for the Caliphate of Cordoba. It began an era lasting over 30…
Reconquista & Kingdom of Mallorca
On December 31, 1229 , Jaume I of Aragon (James I, called "El Conqueridor" — the Conqueror) captured Medina Mayurqa aft…
Spanish Crown & Modern Era
After incorporation into the Crown of Aragon (1349) and the later union with Castile (1469, marriage of Ferdinand and I…
Tourism Boom (20th Century)
No event has changed Mallorca more than the tourist revolution of the second half of the 20th century. In a few decades…
Mallorca Today
Mallorca in the 21st century faces an identity question : How can an island with just under a million inhabitants cope…
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