Pina is a small town on
Mallorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...
(Spain). Located in south-central Mallorca, it is an autonomous community of the
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago forms a Provinces of Spain, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain, ...
.
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