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	AllRefer.com - Majorca, Spain & Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Majorca is mountainous in the northwest, rising to 4,739 ft (1,444 m) in the Puig Major; the south and east form a gently rolling, fertile region.
		In 1276 the kingdom of Majorca was formed from the inheritance of James I of Majorca.
		Majorca is known for its stalagmite caves and for its architectural treasures and prehistoric monuments.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Majorca.html (340 words)

	Kingdom of Majorca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kingdom of Majorca (also Kingdom of Mallorca) was created by James I of Aragon (Jaume I, "The Conqueror") as a vassal kingdom of the Kingdom of Aragon.
		The capital of this kingdom tended to be in Perpignan, Roussillon, on the mainland.
		James III of Majorca was dispossessed of the Kingdom by his cousin and overlord Peter IV of Aragon in 1344, and was killed attempting to recover it in 1349.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_of_Mallorca (274 words)

	Kingdom of Mallorca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Kingdom of Mallorca was created by James I of Aragon (Jaume I "The Conqueror") as a kingdom of the Kingdom of Aragon.
		Alfonso (Alfons) II (Alfonso III of Aragon known as Franc" (the Free) conquered the island of in 1285 and Ibiza in 1286 from James II of Mallorca and recovered Minorca from Moorish domination.
		The kingdom was occupied and annexed in by Peter IV of Aragon.
	www.freeglossary.com /Kingdom_of_Majorca (389 words)

	CALIFORNIA STATE NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Capture of Majorca Majorca was held by the Moors in the early 1200s, five centuries after their arrival in the area.
		Majorcan Coinage---1276 to 1334 Coinage used in Majorca under the Moors was of Islamic types, primarily the gold dinar and the silver dirhem issues of the caliphs in Spain and the Middle East.
		Majorca was unusual in its consistent use of the cross on all coinage during its days as a crusader state, as were contemporary crusader states in the Levant.
	www.coinmall.com /CSNA/art004.htm (2040 words)

	SummariesII
		Perpignan became the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca (1276-1349) which was an offshoot of the County of Barcelona and the Kingdom of Aragon.
		The Kingdom gave Perpignan a high period of commercial prosperity and also gave rise to a distinctive society one of the chief characteristics of which was a special piety of a secular nature.
		The processions of the Confrerie began during the Kingdom of Majorca and its members were mostly gardeners but who had the special function of accompanying in their striking, hooded robes the condemned to the scaffold.
	www.sdu.dk /Hum/SITM/summariesII.html (2150 words)

	HISTORY OF THE FLAG IN THE CATALAN COUNTRIES
		The relations between the kingdom of Majorca and the other dominions under Catalan kings, not always were harmonious.
		This pavilion would disappear in 1344 when the conquest of the kingdom and its reincorporation to the dominions of the principal branch was achieved.
		The chart of privilege of the king of Majorca is the most ancient decree of adoption of a flag known, and with that the Majorcan flag has two titles: be based on the most ancient symbol preserved until to-day, and having it with written documentation, with centuries of anticipation over other countries.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/jolle/catalonia/cat_5a.htm (351 words)

	HISTORY OF THE FLAG IN THE CATALAN COUNTRIES
		After Jaume I's death, the kingdom was divided between his two sons: the oldest, Peter II the Great, received the main territories, with the dynastic capital Barcelona and all Catalonia including most of the vasal counties of Barcelona, and the adjacent kingdoms of Aragon and Valencia.
		To the second son, James II, corresponded the Kingdom of Majorca, the counties of Cerdanya and Roselló and the fief of Montpellier.
		Since James II possessed the kingdom as fief of Peter II, the flag used was the same in both kingdoms.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/jolle/catalonia/cat_4a.htm (404 words)

	ipedia.com: Roussillon Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		By the treaty of Corbeil (1258) Louis IX of France surrendered the sovereignty of Roussillon and the ancient countship of Barcelona to Aragon, and from that time until the 17th century the province ceased to belong to France.
		From 1276 until 1344 Roussillon's principal city Perpignan was the capital of the kingdom of Majorca.
		Part of the kingdom of Spain from 1479, Roussillon was occupied by France in 1642 and ceded by Spain in the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659).
	www.ipedia.com /roussillon.html (943 words)

	CNN - Destination: Majorca, Spain
		Carlos and Queen Sofia, visited the 14th-century Bellver Castle, a former prison in the city of Palma on the largest of the Balearics, Majorca ("Mallorca" in Spanish).
		A once-a-week boat trip runs just off Majorca's southern coast to the island Cabrera, which played a tragic part in the Peninsular War of the early 19th century, when Spain and Portugal rebelled against Napoleon's rule.
		Majorca's history is rich and varied -- the island has been ruled by Romans, Byzantines, Catalans, and Spaniards, and regularly sacked by pirates and vandals.
	www.cnn.com /TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/9707/majorca (608 words)

	Wikipedia: List of Aragonese monarchs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Aragonese kingdom included the present-day autonomous community of Aragon.
		The Aragonese kings of the Barcelonan dynasty ruled as well Catalonia (which included Roussillon, nowadays the département of Pyrenées-Orientales in France), the city of Montpellier, the kingdom of Valencia, the kingdom of Majorca, the kingdom of Sicily, and Sardinia.
		The title of Count of Barcelona belonged to the Aragonese monarch after Alfonso II inherited it from his father Ramon Berenguer IV.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/l/li/list_of_aragonese_monarchs.html (249 words)

	History Today: A Mediterranean Emporium: The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca. (book reviews)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A Mediterranean Emporium: The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca.
		The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca, including Minorca and Ibiza, is, I suspect, unknown territory to most British medievalists.
		Majorca was conquered from the Muslims by James I of Aragon at the end of 1229 and Minorca and Ibiza soon after.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:17848502&... (211 words)

	A Mediterranean Emporium - Cambridge University Press
		It was established under the will of King James I of Aragon, who conquered Majorca in 1229, but was ruled from 1276 to 1343 by a cadet dynasty.
		In addition to the Balearic Islands the kingdom included the key business centres of Montpellier and Perpignan, and other lands in what is now southern France.
		Preface; Note on nomenclature; List of the kings of Majorca 1229—1343; Note on the coinage of the kingdom of Majorca; Part I. Unity and Diversity: 1.
	www.cup.cam.ac.uk /catalogue/print.asp?isbn=0521322448&print=y (316 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Balearic Isles
		As early as the fourth century mention is made of Bishops of Minorca and in the fifth century of Bishops of Majorca and Iviza.
		After the expulsion of the Moors a see was re-established on the island of Majorca (1237), in direct dependence on the Holy See, and in 1238 Raymund de Torella was made first bishop.
		The Diocese of Majorca, exclusive of Iviza, embraces the islands of Majorca, Cabrera, and Colubraria; in 1906 it contained a population of 262,000, divided into 8 archipresbyterates, 39 parishes and (at the beginning of 1907) 47 mission churches; 704 priests, including 60 who are not residing in the diocese; 318 churches and oratories.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02221c.htm (701 words)

	AllRefer.com - Balearic Islands, Spain & Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		The Moors, who first came in the 8th cent., established (11th cent.) an independent kingdom, which became the seat of powerful pirates, harassing Mediterranean coastal cities and trade.
		They were included (1276–1343) in the independent kingdom of Majorca and reverted to the Aragonese crown under Peter IV.
		At the outbreak of the Spanish civil war (1936), Majorca and Ibiza were seized by Insurgent forces : Majorca becoming a base of the Italian fleet : while Minorca remained in the hands of the Loyalists until 1939.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Balearic.html (311 words)

	Balearic Islands : Introduction \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		After the expulsion of the Moors by Jaume I in 1229, the islands flourished as the kingdom of Majorca.
		When they were integrated into the kingdom of Castile in the mid-14th century, they experienced a massive decline.
		Majorca, the largest island, is the most commercial and tourist oriented.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/balearicislands/1219010001.html (408 words)

	Majorca
		James II, king of Majorca - James II, 1315–49, king of Majorca (1324–49), count of Roussillon and Cerdagne, lord of...
		James I, king of Majorca - James I, 1243–1311, king of Majorca (1276–1311), count of Roussillon and Cerdagne, lord...
		Spain - Kingdom of Spain National name: Reino de España Ruler: King Juan Carlos I (1975) Prime...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0831282.html (301 words)

	Mahon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Mahon was captured in 1287 from the Moors by Alfonso III of Aragon and incorporated into the Kingdom of Majorca, a vassal kingdom of the Kingdom of Aragon.
		Minorca was captured by the Kingdom of Great Britain during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1707, and its British status was confirmed by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.
		During the island's years as a British dependency in the 18th century, Mahon served as its capital and residence for the governor, the most famous being Pierre, marquis de Fremeur.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/M/Mahon.htm (280 words)

	Majorca on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Travel: A touch too much of the sun Infuriated by the locals' behaviour, Chopin dubbed Majorca `Monkey Island'.
		Travel: Isle be back; Majorca is perfect for the all-action hero.(Features)
		ORANGES DROVE ME BANANAS; (Pithy tale of how a Scots beef farmer transformed his life by growing fruit in Majorca).
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Majorca.asp (608 words)

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		A Mediterranean Emporium : The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca by David Abulafia.
		The Catalan kingdom of Majorca was established under the will of King James I of Aragon, who conquered Majorca in 1229, but it was ruled from 1276 to 1343 by a cadet dynasty.
		The kingdom included the key business centers of Montpellier and Perpignan, and other lands in what is now southern France.
	www.argphotoshop.com /center.htm (3178 words)

	The Marshal Vauban Website - Fort Liberia, Villefranche-de-Conflent
		1276 Creation of the Kingdom of Majorca [destined to be short-lived].
		It's capital is Perpignan and it's rule extends over Villefranche.
		1493 Guardianship of Villefranche passes to the Kingdom of Castille.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/6750/fliberia.htm (1326 words)

	List of Aragonese monarchs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Aragonese kings of the House of Barcelona ruled as well Catalonia (which included Roussillon, nowadays the département of Pyrenées-Orientales in France), the kingdom of Valencia, the kingdom of Majorca, the kingdom of Sicily, Sardinia and assorted territories in the South of France, including the city of Montpellier.
		This state is referred to as the Crown of Aragon, as opposed to the Kingdom of Aragon (i.e.
		Other persons cited as counts of Aragon include, among others, Jimeno Aznar, Galindo García and Fortun Jiménez, that seems to be from the kingdom of Sobrarbe.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-Aragonese-monarchs.htm (871 words)

	Llaud
		THE THREE PRINCIPAL ISLANDS WHERE THE LLAUD FISHING VESSELS ARE BUILT AND USED ARE MAJORCA, MINORCA AND IBIZA.
		CAPTURED BY JAMES I OF ARAGON IN 1229-1235.
		THE LLAUD FISHING VESSEL WAS BUILT BY THE OLD MAJORCAN MASTER CRAFTSMEN FROM 1880-1950.
	www.islc.net /~falcon/Llaud.html (208 words)

	Find in a Library: A Mediterranean emporium : the Catalan kingdom of Majorca
		Find in a Library: A Mediterranean emporium : the Catalan kingdom of Majorca
		A Mediterranean emporium : the Catalan kingdom of Majorca
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/23ad07a1053a7546a19afeb4da09e526.html (71 words)

	Medieval Spain
		Burns, Robert I., S.J. Muslims, Christians and Jews in the Crusader Kingdom of Valencia: Societies in Symbiosis
		Reilly, Bernard F. The Kingdom of Leon-Castilla Under King Alfonso VI, 1065-1109
		Reilly, Bernard F. The Kingdom of Leon-Castilla under Queen Urraca, 1109-1126
	www.uca.edu /divisions/academic/history/medsp.htm (459 words)

	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 93001700 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Publisher description for A Mediterranean emporium : the Catalan kingdom of Majorca / David Abulafia.
		Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog
		Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Majorca (Spain) History, Balearic Islands (Spain) Commerce History, Mediterranean Region History
	www.loc.gov /catdir/description/cam025/93001700.html (217 words)

	- SHOP.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The first account of the trade and commercial life of the medieval Spanish kingdom of Majorca.
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	www.shop.com /op/aprod-p27870835 (175 words)

	Bibliography for Medieval Civilization
		Edbury, Peter W., The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades, 1191-1374
		Haldon, John F., The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades
		Reilly, Bernard F., The Kingdom of Leon-Castilla Under King Alfonso V 1065-1105
	www.uca.edu /divisions/academic/history/hb4361.htm (1814 words)

	A Mediterranean Emporium : The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca (Cambridge Iberian & Latin American Studies) - Price ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A Mediterranean Emporium : The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca (Cambridge Iberian & Latin American Studies) - Price Comparison
		A Mediterranean Emporium : The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca (Cambridge Iberian & Latin American Studies)
		Frederick II: A Medieval Emperor Frederick II: A Medieval Emperor Italy in the Central Middle Ages: 1000-1300 (Short Oxford History of Italy) Church and City, 1000-1500 : Essays in Honour of Christopher Brooke The Western Mediterranean Kingdoms 1200-1500: The Struggle for Dominion (The Medieval World Series)
	books.compricer.com /0521894050 (205 words)

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		Audrey Ni Fhearghail faces 10 days of trekking in the Swiss Alps, finishing with a climb of the Eiger - one of the world's most notorious mountains.
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