The Crucero Baleares Monument
The controversial monument in Palma’s Plaça de Sa Feixina in memory of the sinking of the battleship Baleares has undergone a complete renovation. The heavy cruiser Baleares (photo centre) was […]
Good Bye To All That
Robert Ranke Graves (1895-1985) died 25 years ago today, here, on this very island. Graves had come to Mallorca and the village of Deià with fellow poet Laura Riding, in […]
The Hostal Cuba
Upon entering the barrio of Santa Catalina, one cannot help but notice a beautiful building in the style of Modernismo, the erstwhile Hostal Cuba. The building was constructed as a […]
Time’s Up
It was time’s up for Gordon Brown yesterday, but also for some of Generalissimo Franco‘s heraldic emblems in Palma de Mallorca. Of course, there is no relation between the two […]
The Felanitx Townhall Graffitis
For the last year or so, the Casa Consistorial in Felanitx (Ajuntament, town hall), also known as La Sala, has been subjected to some exhaustive renovation and partial reconstruction. In […]
The Oratori de Santa Creu
The Oratori de Santa Creu, just outside Porreres, is a small chapel dating from the 18th century. The oratory is also known by the name of Ermita de la Santa […]
Freemasonry In Spain
Last weekend, the Gran Logia de España, the largest Spanish freemasonry lodge, celebrated their annual meeting in Mallorca. For three days, Palma de Mallorca turned into something of a capital […]
Franco’s Coat Of Arms Is Erased
The monument in the Parc de La Feixina with its origins in the Spanish Guerra Civil has now been cleared of its, for some, provocative inscriptions and in particular, its […]
Viva España
The large monument in Palma’s Plaça de Sa Feixina has been controversial for some time (see my blog entry dated January 25th, 2008). The huge column is a kind of […]
Concentration Camps
Most people have this perception of Mallorca primarily as a holiday destination. The sun, the Mediterranean Sea, beaches, golf courses, chill-out lounges and Michelin-starred restaurants suggest an image of leisure […]
Sharpening The Knives
Mallorca has moved rapidly into the 21st century, away from the 1950s when the island was a rural society and pretty impoverished. The Illes Balears were amongst Spain’s poorest regions […]
The Coso de Felanitx
The Festes de Sant Agustí in Felanitx are in full swing. In fact, today is the main day, the saint’s day. People not living in Felanitx might think that the […]
The Battle of Mallorca
Seventy-three years ago today, the Battle of Mallorca began, an attempt by the government of the Spanish Second Republic to take the island back from the putschists. Twenty days later […]
The Obelisk Of Shame
The Plaça Porta de Santa Catalina in Palma de Mallorca is a nice and quiet square just as one gets to the Baluard de Sant Pere, now the seat of […]
The Civil War Ended 70 Years Ago
Seventy years ago today, the end of the Guerra Civil in Spain was declared. The Civil War devastated this country. A war, often between brothers or cousins, raged in Spain […]
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