Ibiza (Parliament of the Balearic Islands constituency) Ibiza (Parliament of the Balearic Islands constituency) Ibiza () is one of the four constituencies () represented in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands, the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands. The constituency currently elects 12 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the island of Ibiza. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of 5 percent. Until the 2003 election, the results in this district were also used to determine the composition of the Ibiza and Formentera Island Council during the same term as the Parliament,
Invasion of Minorca (1781) Invasion of Minorca (1781) The Franco-Spanish reconquest of Menorca (historically called "Minorca" by the British) from its British invaders in February 1782, after the Siege of Fort St. Philip lasting over five months, was an important step in the achievement of Spain's aims in its alliance with France against Britain during the American Revolutionary War. The ultimate result was the devolution of the island to Spain in the Treaty of Paris in 1783. At the eastern end of the island of Menorca is the port of Mahón, one of the best deep-water anchorages in the Mediterranean Sea. For a naval