Santa Eugènia () is a small

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the comarca of

Pla de Mallorca Pla de Mallorca is a comarca (county) in the middle of the Majorca island, Balearic Islands, Spain. It includes the following municipalities: * Algaida * Ariany * Costitx * Lloret de Vistalegre * Llubí * Maria de la Salut * Montuïri * Mu ...

on Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands, Spain. Named after Saint

Eugenia of Rome Eugenia of Rome (died c AD 258) was an early Christian Roman martyr whose feast day is celebrated on December 25 in the Roman Catholic Church, on December 24 (January 6, New Style) in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and on January 23 in the Armenia ...

History

In prehistoric times, the area was settled by the

Talaiotic Culture The Talaiotic Culture or Talaiotic Period is the name used to describe the society that existed on the Gymnesian Islands (the easternmost Balearic Islands) during the Iron Age. Its origins date from the end of the second millennium BC, when the i ...

. After the Moorish conquest of Iberia, it was ruled by the Berber

Zenata The Zenata ( Berber language: Iznaten) are a group of Amazigh (Berber) tribes, historically one of the largest Berber confederations along with the Sanhaja and Masmuda. Their lifestyle was either nomadic or semi-nomadic. Etymology ''Iznaten ( ...

people, until it was captured by King

James I of Aragon James I the Conqueror ( es, Jaime el Conquistador, ca, Jaume el Conqueridor; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was King of Aragon and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276; King of Majorca from 1231 to 1276; and Valencia from 1238 to 12 ...

in 1229.

References

Municipalities in Mallorca Populated places in Mallorca {{Balearics-geo-stub