History of the Jews in the Balearic Islands History of the Jews in the Balearic Islands The history of the Jews in the Balearic Islands goes back more than a thousand years. Jews have lived in the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, belonging to Spain. These are situated to the east of Valencia, the three principal of which are named Majorca (Spanish, Mallorca), Minorca (Menorca), and Eivissa or Ibiza. The group first formed the Kingdom of Majorca; later it became a Spanish province under the domination of Aragon. According to the chroniclers, there were Jewish inhabitants in the Balearic Isles as early as the 2nd century. In the
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