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The official name of the Balearic Islands in Catalan is Illes Balears, while in Spanish, they are known as the Islas Baleares.. The ancient Greeks usually adopted local names into their own language, but they called the islands Γυμνησίαι / Gymnesiai, unlike either the native inhabitants of the islands, the Carthaginians, or the Romans, who called them Βαλεαρεῖς, with the ...
The Balearic Islands have been an autonomous region of Spain since 1983. [4] There are two small islands off the coast of Mallorca: Cabrera (southeast of Palma) and Dragonera (west of Palma). The anthem of Mallorca is "La Balanguera". Like the other Balearic Islands of Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera, the island is a highly popular holiday ...
The Taifa of Majorca was a medieval Islamic taifa kingdom which existed from 1018 to 1203 in Majorca.It was founded by the Slavic warlord Mujāhid al-ʿĀmirī.. The first taifa lasted for about 50 years (1076-1116), first succumbing to a Christian crusade and later being occupied by the Almoravids.
History of the Balearic Islands by period (3 C) 0–9. 1113–1115 Balearic Islands expedition (1 C, 2 P) A. Archaeological sites in the Balearic Islands (12 P) B.
The colonization of the Balearic Islands with 100 000 Italians and a similar quantity in Peninsular Spain plus one or two air bases. This last condition was the most admissible for Luis Araquistáin, the Republic ambassador to France. [16]
The kingdom included the Balearic Islands: Majorca, Menorca, [2] Ibiza and Formentera.The king was also lord of the mainland counties of Roussillon and Cerdanya, and the territories James I kept in Occitania: the signory of Montpellier, the viscountcy of Carlat in Auvergne, and the barony of Aumelas, contiguous with Montpellier.
The Balearic slingers, indigenous to the Balearic Islands, were warriors from ancient times famed for their mastery in the art of using the sling. They also served as mercenaries for both Carthaginian and Roman forces , particularly during the post- Talayotic era.
Hispania Balearica was a Roman province encompassing the Balearic Islands off the east coast of modern Spain. Formerly a part of Hispania Tarraconensis, Balearica gained its autonomy due to its geographic separation and economic independence from the mainland.