Conquest of Majorca

Conquest of Majorca
Part of The Reconquista
Assault on Madina Mayurqa
Date 1228-1231 Location Majorca Result Conquest of Majorca by the Crown of Aragon, Treaty of Capdepera and creation of the Kingdom of Majorca
Belligerents
Crown of Aragon Marseille Narbonne Republic of Genoa Knights Templar Order of Malta	Almohad Caliphate territory of Majorca
Commanders and leaders
James I of Aragon Guillem II de Montcada Berenguer de Palou II Nuño Sánchez Peter I, Count of Urgell Hug IV of Empúries Bernat de Santa Eugènia	Abú Yahya Abu-l-Ulà Idrís al-Mamun Fat Allâh (in Fautil•la) Abu Hafs ibn Sayrî Xuiap de Xivert
Units involved
Aragonese army 500 knights 15 000 peones Almogavars 25 ships 12 Galleys Aragonese Navy 18 Taridas (a ship of burden) 100 vessels	1 000 knights 18 000 Infantry.

The Conquest of the island of Majorca on behalf of the Christian kingdoms was carried out by King James I of Aragon between 1229 and 1231. The pact to carry out the invasion, concluded between James I and the ecclesiastical and secular leaders, was ratified in Tarragona on August 28, 1229. It was open and promised conditions of parity for all who wished to participate.

James I reached an agreement regarding the arrival of the Christian troops with a local chief in the Port de Pollença, but the strong mistral winds forced the king to divert to the southern part of the island. He landed at midnight on September 10, 1229, on the coast where there is now the tourist resort of Santa Ponsa, the population centre of the Calviá municipality. Although the city of Madina Mayurqa (now Palma de Mallorca) fell within the first year of the conquest, the Muslim resistance in the mountains lasted for three years.

After the conquest, James I divided the land among the nobles who accompanied him on the campaign, per the Llibre del Repartiment (book of distribution). Later, he also conquered Ibiza, whose campaign ended in 1235, while Menorca had already surrendered to him in 1231. While he occupied the island, James I created the Kingdom of Majorca, which became independent of the Crown of Aragon by the provisions of his will, until its subsequent conquest by the Aragonese Pedro IV during the reign of James II of Majorca.

The first repopulation of Majorca consisted primarily of Catalan settlers, but a second wave, which took place towards the middle of the 13th century, also saw the arrival of Italians, Occitans, Aragonese and Navarrese, due to a legal statute granting the settlers possession of the property seized during the conquest. Some Mudejar and Jewish residents remained in the area, with the Jewish residents receiving official status protecting their rights and granting them fiscal autonomy.

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