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Mallorca

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Mallorca: see Majorca Majorca (məjôr`kə), Span.
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Majorca

 Spanish Mallorca ancient Balearis Major

Island, Balearic Islands (Baleares) autonomous community, Spain. The largest of the Balearic Islands, it lies in the western Mediterranean Sea and occupies an area of 1,405 sq mi (3,640 sq km). Palma, the capital of the autonomous community, is located on the island. The kingdom of Majorca was established by James I of Aragon in the 13th century and was united with Aragon in the 14th century. During the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), it was a base for Italian aid to the Nationalists. Now a popular tourist centre, it was a favourite destination of Frédéric Chopin, who wrote some of his finest mazurkas and preludes there.



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Last September, roughly 1,000 people gathered for a grape battle in the village of Binissalem on the Spanish island of Mallorca (may-YOR-ka).
12), Palma de Mallorca (weekly from March 31), Malaga (thrice-weekly from April 28), Glasgow (twice-weekly from April 16) and Reykjavik on April 27.
Thirteen officers and 49 enlisted personnel departed TR while the ship was anchored for a port visit to Palma De Mallorca, Spain.
 
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