Ibiza of democracy in the late 1970s led to the Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands. Today, the island is part of the Balearic Autonomous Community, along with Majorca, Menorca, and Formentera. Ibiza is a rock island covering an area of , almost six times smaller than Majorca, but over five times larger than Mykonos (in the Greek Isles) or 10 times larger than Manhattan in New York City. Ibiza is the larger of a group of the western Balearic archipelago called the "Pitiusas" or "Pine Islands" composed of itself and Formentera. The Balearic island chain includes over 50 islands,
Minorca (1799 ship) "Minorca" to Reeve & Co. "Lloyd's Register" for 1804 reports that "Minorca"s master was J. Sunter, her owner Reeve & Co., and her trade Plymouth to Cork. That entry continued unchanged through 1810. The 1804 volume of the "Register of Shipping" lists her master as Sanster, her owner as F. Hurry, and her trade as London transport. She is last listed in the "Register of Shipping" in 1806 with Parks, master, Reeves & Co., owners, and trade: London transport. On 9 November 1805 "Minorca" put into Charleston in distress, but whether she sailed again afterwards is not clear. She had