Balearic beat Balearic beat Balearic beat, also known as Balearic house, or simply Balearic initially is an eclectic blend of DJ-led dance music that emerged in the mid-1980s. It later became the name of a more specific style of electronic dance music that was popular into the mid-1990s. Balearic beat was named for its popularity among European nightclub and beach rave patrons on the Balearic island of Ibiza, a popular tourist destination. Some dance music compilations referred to it as "the sound of Ibiza," even though many other, more aggressive and upbeat forms of dance music could be heard on the island.
HMS Minorca (1805) Increase", Berryman, master. She had been sailing from Malta when a French privateer captured her on 17 January. "Providence Increase" returned to Malta on 17 February. On 2 January 1813, "Minorca" and captured the "San Nicolo". "Minorca" was broken up at Portsmouth in May 1814. Wormley received promotion to post captain on 7 June. Notes Citations References HMS Minorca (1805) HMS "Minorca" was a "Cruizer"-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1805. She served during the Napoleonic Wars in the Mediterranean and was sold in 1814 after an uneventful career. Commander Henry Duncan commissioned "Minorca" in August 1805 and