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Llucmajor
Llucmajor (; ) is the largest municipality (in terms of surface area) of the Balearic Island of Mallorca. There are sixteen urban settlements in the municipality, including the town of Llucmajor and the coastal areas of s'Arenal, Cala Blava and Cala Pi. Urban settlements The population numbers in brackets are from 1 January 2005, and do not include people living outside the settlements, so that the numbers do not total the entire population of the municipality. (Source: INE). * s'Arenal (9,563 inhabitants) * Llucmajor (9,312 inhabitants) * Badia Gran (1,719 inhabitants) * Badia Blava (1,536 inhabitants) * les Palmeres (1,140 inhabitants) * sa Torre (1,197 inhabitants) * Son Verí Nou (651 inhabitants) * Maioris Décima (628 inhabitants) * Tolleric (336 inhabitants) * Cala Blava (309 inhabitants) * Bellavista (305 inhabitants) * s'Estanyol de Migjorn (288 inhabitants) * Cala Pi (241 inhabitants) * Puigderrós (187 inhabitants) * es Pas de Vallgornera (76 inhabitants) * V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Llucmajor
The Battle of Llucmajor (; ) occurred in 1349 when Peter IV of Aragon's forces defeated and killed his cousin James III of Majorca in the town of Llucmajor on the Balearic Islands, resulting in the end of the independent Kingdom of Majorca. Background In 1343, Peter IV of Aragon sought to expand his Kingdom of Aragon towards Greece. However, his ships were unable to pass through Majorcan waters. Meanwhile, the tensions between King Peter IV of Aragon and his brother-in-law King James III of Majorca over the latter's vassalage towards the former had turned into an open fight. In 1341, Peter IV was accumulating legal grievances against his vassal with the intention of dispossessing him: minting in Perpignan of Barcelona currency, circulation of French currency in Roussillon and failure to appear at the Barcelona court in 1341. The situation worsened dramatically when James III travelled to Barcelona in 1342 to meet Peter IV, because he accused Peter IV of trying to imprison him. Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |