La bataille de Majorque, également connue comme le débarquement de Majorque ou, dans le camp républicain comme la reconquête de Majorque, fut une opération qui se déroula dans les premières semaines de la guerre d'Espagne, dans l'île de Majorque ; et qui concerna également les îles d'Ibiza et de Formentera, dans les Baléares.
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Mallorca, also spelled Majorca in English, is the largest of Spain's Balearic Islands, and the seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Its capital, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Balearic Islands have been an autonomous region of Spain since 1983. Two smaller islands lie just off the coast of Mallorca: Cabrera and Dragonera. The island's anthem is "La Balanguera".
Along with other Balearic Islands, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera, Mallorca is a highly popular holiday destination, particularly for tourists from the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The international airport, Palma de Mallorca Airport, is one of the busiest in Spain; it was used by 28 million passengers in 2017, with use increasing every year between 2012 and 2017.
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The Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca is an observatory just south of Costitx, Mallorca, Spain.
The observatory was inaugurated in May 1991 and was the first astronomical center in the Balearic Islands autonomous community and province of Spain.
The observatory is a pioneer among Spanish observatories and uses robotic telescopes to discover and track asteroids.
Researchers at the OAM have found asteroids that are potential threats to Earth, such as the 2006 WH1.
Salvador Sánchez is director of the OAM.
In 2008, asteroid number 128036, discovered at the OAM in 2003, was named after Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal.
As of 2008, the OAM tracks more than 2,000 asteroids.
There is a large planetarium attached to the observatory, which often runs performances open to the public. The Open University is one of a number of academic institutions which runs summer schools at the observatory.
In March 2017, the observatory has closed and gone into liquidation. The land will be up for auction at €1.7 million.
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Inca is a town on the Spanish island of Mallorca. The population of the municipality is 32,137 in an area of 58.4 km2.
There is a junction station on Mallorca's rail network with trains to Palma, the island's capital, to Sa Pobla, and to Manacor.
Inca is home of the footwear company "Camper".
Inca was known for its wine cellars. The town, like its neighboring municipality Binissalem, was a mass producer of wine from the 17th to 19th centuries when phylloxera destroyed the industry and its inhabitants turned to other activities such as tanning and leather craftsmanship. Many old wine cellars are being used as restaurants for serving traditional Mallorcan dishes like sopes mallorquines, tombet and gató d'ametlles.
Elle opposa, entre le 16 août 1936 et le 12 septembre 1936 les forces nationalistes et les troupes républicaines. Elle se solda par un échec patent des républicains à prendre durablement pied sur l'île, offrant précocement l'essentiel de cet archipel bien placé aux nationalistes.
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