Surfing The Channel

Starting with a room at one of the best hotels Majorca Spain has to offer, visitors can get out into the area and find history that dates back thousands and thousands of year. There have been so many conquerors, settlers and tourists who have come to this wonderful island of Spain. All the human activity that has come upon this island has left a rich and vital history for those who come in the future to enjoy. The island itself was formed some time around 150 million years ago. Majorca used to be joined to the peninsula under water. All you had for millions of year, at least from what archaeologist can find, were the plants and animals.

The first human inhabitants of the island go back to 1300 and 1000 BC. This shows up in mostly common simple life style tools such as for hunting, gathering and cooking. Very primitive. The quality of arms went up when the Catalans took the island over from the Moors some time in the 13 century. Then the ships showed up and the Balearic islands became a steady stop along the trading routes. Majorca was a minor role in the shipping trade but it still was visited by the ships. There is evidence of the Carthaginians being fought off by the Mallorcan Honderos, aka stone slingers, back in the 7th and 8th centuries.

The activity of the Mediterranean Sea continues to grow over the centuries. Then you have the Romans mulling about. They got tired of the theft along the Baleares so they decided to conquer Majorca to help their strategic policing of the area. Quinto Cecillo Metelo was the leader of the pack and conquered the island in 123 BC. The Romans then held onto the area for five and a half centuries. The evidence of their contribution can be seen in bits all around the island.

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