Algaida the main road to Manacor there stands a promotional black bull of the Andalusian sherry-distiller Osborne, the only one on Majorca. The bull, perceived by advocates of Majorcan independence as a symbol of foreign dominance, has sustained several attacks and each time been rebuilt. The bull is now protected throughout Spain as a "National Cultural Icon". <BR> Algaida Algaida is a municipality on the Spanish Balearic island of Majorca. It has an area of 89.70 km² with 4,528 inhabitants (). The municipality of Algaida is located in the south-east of the island of Majorca, 22 km along the main highway
National symbols of Catalonia flower", Catalonia does not have much in the way of tongue-in-cheek popular established symbols, even though the yellow weaver's broom ("Spartium junceum") has often been regarded as such in literature, specially in combination with red poppies. The ""ruc català"" or ""burro català"" (Catalan donkey) is a relatively recent creation when the need was felt to produce something Catalan to oppose to the Central Spanish Osborne bull, widely perceived by Catalans as a centralistic symbol, alien to their culture. Still, certain traditional and "typical" symbols deserve mention, like Patufet, the St George's Day red rose, the "Nit de Sant Joan" bonfires,