The caves of the Drach are four great caves that are located in the island of Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. They are in the municipality of Manacor, near the locality of Porto Cristo. The caves extend to a depth of 25 meters, reaching 2.4 km in length. The four caves, namely Black Cave, White Cave, [...]

In 1793, Spain went to war against the new French Republic, which had overthrown and executed its Bourbon king, Louis XVI. The war polarised the country in an apparent reaction against the gallicised elites. Defeated in the field, Spain made peace with France in 1795 and effectively became a client state of that country; the [...]

The true origins of the name España and its cognates “Spain” and “Spanish” are disputed. The ancient Roman name for Iberia, Hispania, may derive from poetic use of the term Hesperia to refer to Spain, reflecting Greek perception of Italy as a “western land” or “land of the setting sun” (Hesperia) and Spain, being still [...]

Mallorca is an archipelago of islands off of Spain. Located in the West Mediterranean sea with a population in 1990 of 767,918 habitants. It’s an autonomous region since 1983. Palma de Mallorca is the capital of the archipelago. The most important islands are Mallorca, Minorca, and Ibiza. Known for their scenery and their mild climate, [...]

This cave consist of 12 main areas and other impressive chambers such as the Black Cave, the White Cave, and the Luis Salvator Cave. Luis Salvator was the Archduke of Austria who encouraged French geologist Edouard-Alfred Martel to explore the caves in 1896. Martel opened the world’s eyes to many other famous tourist caves, but [...]

Mallorca has two mountainous regions each about 70 km in length. These occupy the north-western (Serra de Tramuntana or Tramuntana range) and eastern thirds of the island. The highest peak on Majorca is Puig Major (1,445 m) in the Serra de Tramuntana. As this is a military zone, the neighbouring peak at Puig de Massanella [...]