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
Gorg Blau Gorg Blau Gorg Blau is an artificial reservoir on the island of Majorca in the Balearic Islands, located in valleys between the Puig Major & Puig de Massanella. With Cúber, since 1971, it provides water to the city of Palma and the surrounding areas. The torrent which starts at the reservoir, named the Gorg Blau Torrent or Sa Fosca Torrent, finishes in the Pareis Torrent. It was declared a natural monument by the Balearic Islands Government in 2003. Until 1971, the name Gorg Blau referred to the thinnest place of the Pareis Torrent, which is the place that crossed the