On November 21, Diario Menorca published an article in its section “Mira Menorca” with the title How to defend Menorca in 1852? Its author, Jesús García Marín, assures that it is a study or report on “the means that should be used for the defense of Menorca”. The authors of said 16-page manuscript, which is. . .
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This Monday the Board of Founders of the Military Consortium of Menorca met in the meeting room of the Palacio de Isabel II, in the street with the same name located in Mahón. During the meeting, which is held once a year, the initiatives carried out to date, some future projects have been analyzed and,. . .
A gentle tramontana, a group of “young” enthusiasts, a monumental space eaten by vegetation, these are the ingredients with which a day of cooperation, collaboration and enthusiasm is cooked to recover the incredible history of this strategic island. The collaboration between the Isla del Rey Volunteers, the Association of Friends of the Military Museum of. . .
The San Isidro Military Base in Mahón has once again hosted the celebration of the Patron Saints of the Arms and Corps of the Army in Menorca, which this year coincides with the fifth centenary of Santa Bárbara as patron saint of the Spanish Artillery. The act, carried out this morning, consisted of a mass. . .
On November 22, the fourth and last meeting of this year of the Permanent Commission of the Military Consortium of Menorca (COMPER) was held in the Palace of Isabel II. The event took place in the meeting room of the former headquarters of the Military Government of Menorca, instead of the usual place for such. . .
Catherine II’s interest in Menorca became even more evident, if possible, in 1781, in the context of her minister Potemkin’s policy. The British historian William Coxe, who handled abundant diplomatic documentation, assures that England was willing in 1781 to cede the Island to the Czarina, in exchange for certain conditions. Of course Russia always aspired. . .
Last Friday, October 28, the Military Archbishop of Spain, Monsignor Juan Antonio Aznárez Cobo, carried out a pastoral visit to our Island. Specifically, the Monsignor had the opportunity to see the Castle of San Felipe, the Fortress of Isabel II ( La Mola) and the Naval Base, in the port of Mahón, where he officiated. . .
In the second half of the 18th century, Catherine II of Russia showed special interest in acquiring the island of Menorca. In this effort, the continuous visits made by the Russian fleet to Mahón, during the second British domination, take on meaning. Let us remember, for example, the best known; the one carried out by. . .
IB3 TV’s Imaginari program dedicated one of its slots to the legend of the White Lady of La Mola, a fictional and horror story based on real events that occurred in the Fortress of Isabel II during the Spanish Civil War. In the northern area of La Mola fortress in Menorca, in the so-called Punta. . .
At the end of last September, a visit was made by representatives of the CEOE Foundation, in order to study possible ways of recovery, enhancement and tourist exploitation of the Castillo de San Felipe and thus be able to publicize this wonder of historical heritage. Menorca, which, due to the complexity of its situation, is. . .