Mallorcan Day: September 12

The Mallorcan Council is organising the VI Mallorcan Day to commemorate the 726th anniversary of the swearing by King Jaume II of the "Franqueses i privilegis del regne de Mallorca" (freedoms and privileges of the kingdom of Mallorca) .

The programme started on August 30, at the Cala Gamba nautical club, with the beginning of the sailing competition "VI Trofeu Diada de Mallorca de Vela Llatina", and will last until September 29, with many events that will take place in 34 towns on the Island: Palma, Porreres, Búger, Santa Eugènia, Santuari de Lluc (Escorca), Artà, Santuari de Cura (Algaida), Sóller, Inca, Selva, Manacor, Sa Pobla, Costitx, Santa Margalida, Ariany, Colònia de Sant Jordi (Ses Salines), Ses Salines, Alcúdia, Llubí, Felanitx, Campos, Pollença, Maria de la Salut, Capdepera, Vilafranca de Bonany, Calvià, Esporles, Montuïri, Muro, Petra, Sant Llorenç, Pont d'Inca (Marratxí), Son Servera and Lloseta.

The main novelty of the Mallorcan Day programme, known as the "Diada 2002", is the presentation of the new giants of the Insular Council: King Sanç and King Jaume III of Mallorca, that will join the giants of King Jaume II of Mallorca and Queen Esclarmunda de Foix that were presented last year, together with the "Joc de Ministrils".

During the institutional ceremony of the "Diada", which will be held at La Misericòria in Palma, the giving of medals "Honor i Gratitud de l'Illa de Mallorca" will take place. The president of the Mallorcan Council, Maria Antònia Munar, will give the distinctions to Josep Amengual Domingo, Anthony Bonner, Antònia Buades Vallespir and Joan Veny i Clar.

More information: full programme in Word format.

Date of publication: 04/09/2002

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