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
2015 Balearic regional election It established more school-hours in Spanish and English, when the majority of public schools and their teachers were not prepared to carry it out. The main opposition party, the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB), elected Francina Armengol as its new leader in February 2012 in substitution of former President of the Balearic Islands Francesc Antich. During the 2011–2015 legislature, Agreement for Majorca (ExM) joined the coalition between the Socialist Party of Majorca (PSM) and InitiativeGreens (IV) in 2013. It was renamed as More for Majorca (Més) in October 2013, with PSM leader Biel Barceló as its Secretary General.