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The Union Flag Rises Over Menorca – Part III

10th September 2016 by Roqueta Magazine

The famous upside down map

The Union Flag firmly established on Menorca as a Crown Colony of Great Britain. The ‘Golden Age’ begins. Lt. Colonel Richard Kane and his legacy Even before Menorca was ceded to Great Britain at the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, Richard Kane had arrived to take up his post as Lieutenant Governor under the…  Read More

Filed Under: HIstory Tagged With: 2016, August

The Union Flag Rises Over Menorca – Part II

1st July 2016 by Roqueta Magazine

The young king Philip V of Spain

Part two of the series, Menorca becomes part of the British Empire With the establishment of the small British arsenal at Mahon in 1669 (see last month’s edition) the Menorquin nobility and the authorities were well pleased with the continuing increase in maritime traffic and trade. This started to give more diverse employment to the…  Read More

Filed Under: HIstory Tagged With: 2016, July

The Union Flag Rises Over Menorca – Part I

1st June 2016 by Roqueta Magazine

Map of Mahón's Harbour

The Story of the British Involvement on Menorca Following the disastrous attack on Mahón in 1535 by the infamous Barbarossa, (Red Beard the Pirate), it was decreed by the Spanish King Charles 1 that a small fort be built at the entrance of the harbour to defend it from further attacks. It took the best…  Read More

Filed Under: HIstory Tagged With: 2016, June

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