Mahón, November 7, 2025 The Isabel II Palace hosted the fourth and final meeting of the year for the Standing Committee of the Menorca Military Consortium (COMPER) this Friday, November 7. It is important to note that this was the first meeting chaired by Colonel Rojas, who has been president of the Standing Committee since. . .
Mahón, October 29, 2025 The exhibition “From Pavia to Breda: 100 Years of Preeminence of the Spanish Tercios in Europe (1525-1625)” will open on November 3 at the Palace of Isabel II in Mahón (former Military Government building). This is a traveling exhibition organized by the Spanish Army commemorating the centenary of the Battle of. . .
The administration is updated and an attempt is made to modernize the Army and the Navy with objective criteria, but the scarcity of a budgets makes it difficult. Expenses in personnel exceed investments in material and research. Spain, in constant internal and external wars, maintains an enormous Army that it can´t afford. Without naval hegemony,. . .
The Isabel II Fortress received the Onda Cero Menorca 2025 Tourism Award on October 8th during a gala held at the Teatro Principal in Mahón. Colonel Rojas, President of the Permanent Commission of the Menorca Military Consortium, Rafa Durán, Director of La Mola, and Second Lieutenant Troitiño, attended the event to collect the award. La. . .
Mahon, October 13, 2025 The multipurpose hall of the Isabel II Palace in Mahón will host the photography exhibition “Horse Breeding of the Armed Forces” from today, Monday, October 13, until October 30. After its visit to the Ferreries Sociocultural Center, where it was open from September 23 to October 3, the exhibition moves to. . .
Mahón, October 8, 2025 This morning, the inauguration ceremony for the Head of the Support Body for the Mahón Port Fortresses Consortium took place. During the ceremony, presided over by the General Director of the Institute of Military History and Culture, Mr. Marcos Llago Navarro, Colonel Mr. Antonio Rojas Contreras, current president of the Consortium’s. . .
Mahón, October 1, 2025 Isabel II Fortress, better known as La Mola, has received a total of 60,000 visitors in the last year, making it the monument that has generated the most interest among residents and tourists. For this reason, this historical and cultural facility, located at the mouth of the port of Mahón, is. . .
Mahón, September 19, 2025 The Ferreries Sociocultural Center will host the photography exhibition “Horse Breeding in the Armed Forces” from September 23 to October 3. In this exhibition, visitors will be able to learn about the work carried out by the Horse Breeding Service, attached to the Ministry of Defense. This unit specializes in the. . .
After Menorca was recovered by Spain under the Treaty of Amiens in 1802, a second demolition of San Felipe Castle was carried out, and the land was eventually sold. Later, faced with the need to protect the harbor entrance, the land was reacquired to establish a military garrison on the remains of the old castle,. . .
Mahon, September 2, 2025 The fortress of La Mola is one of the most important spaces for illustrating, signifying, and remembering the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath. This activity will take place on September 28th and consists of an itinerary through the history of the Civil War, passing by the sites in La Mola. . .
