Balearic donkey like, and for draught, pulling small carts; jacks were used to sire mules. Balearic donkey The Balearic donkey, , , is a breed of domestic donkey indigenous to the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, in the Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain. Although found mainly in Mallorca, the largest island of the group, it is found also in Menorca, where it was much used for mule-breeding; it is no longer present in the islands of Eivissa and Formentera. It is officially called the ; until 2006 the breed was known as the , and was also referred to
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