Pina is a small town on
Mallorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean.
The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...
(Spain). Located in south-central Mallorca, it is an autonomous community of the
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands ( es, Islas Baleares ; or ca, Illes Balears ) are an archipelago in the Balearic Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago is an autonomous community and a province of Spain; its capital is ...
.
Pina was named after
Fernando Pina, due to his involvement in the
conquest of Valencia. Its main attractions include the
Church of San Cosme and San Damian, the cross and the convent.
Gabriel Mariano Ribas composed his works in Pina in 1856.
With his brother Concepción Ribas de Pina, Gabriel founded the convent of the Franciscan Daughters of Mercy in Pina on September 14, 1856.
References
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Populated places in Mallorca