Qualla: Battle of Majorca https://qualla.com/battle-of-majorca en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:30 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/s/p/4/1/battle-of-majorca-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Majorca https://qualla.com/battle-of-majorca Battle of Majorca: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-majorca/ Photo credit Concern Illustrated Daily Courier - Illustration Archive, Public domain. They called it la reconquista de Mallorca -- the reconquest of Majorca -- and the name revealed their confidence. In August 1936, barely a month into the Spanish Civil War, Republican forces launched an amphibious assault on the largest of the Balearic Islands, aiming to drive out the Nationalist garrison and reclaim Majorca for the Republic. Eight thousand militia landed on the eastern coast, pushed twelve kilometers inland, and for a few weeks it seemed possible that the name might prove prophetic. Then Italian aircraft arrived from across the Mediterranean, and everything fell apart. The reconquest became a rout, and the Balearic Islands remained in Nationalist hands for the rest of the war.

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/p/4/1/battle-of-majorca-wp/sp41-battle-of-majorca-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Majorca: An Expedition Nobody Authorized https://qualla.com/battle-of-majorca/ Photo credit Public domain. The plan to retake Majorca was born in the chaotic first weeks of the civil war, when Republican Spain was less a unified state than a patchwork of militias, regional governments, and competing political factions. Ibiza, Formentera, and Majorca had joined Franco's Nationalist reb...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/p/4/1/battle-of-majorca-wp/sp41-battle-of-majorca-an-expedition-nobody-authorized.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Majorca: Beachheads at Porto Cristo https://qualla.com/battle-of-majorca/ Photo credit Alfons Puig Ferran (1904-1982), Public domain. On August 16, 1936, Bayo landed his force of 8,000 militia at Punta Amer and Porto Cristo on Majorca's eastern coast, supported by units of the Spanish Republican Navy. The defenders were outnumbered: 1,200 regular infantry, 300 Guardia Civil, and a contingent of Falangist volunt...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/p/4/1/battle-of-majorca-wp/sp41-battle-of-majorca-beachheads-at-porto-cristo.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Majorca: Italy Tips the Balance https://qualla.com/battle-of-majorca/ Photo credit Alimanja, Public domain. The turning point came on August 27, when supplies and air support arrived from Italy. Mussolini's intervention transformed the military equation overnight. Italian aircraft replaced the Republican bombers that had been operating overhead, seizing control of the skies and exposin...

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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/p/4/1/battle-of-majorca-wp/sp41-battle-of-majorca-italy-tips-the-balance.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Majorca: The Balearics Lost https://qualla.com/battle-of-majorca/ Photo credit Jordiferrer, CC BY-SA 3.0. The Nationalist response to the Republican withdrawal was swift and methodical. Within a week of the retreat from Majorca, Cabrera had fallen back to the Nationalists. Ibiza was captured on September 19 by troops from the Majorca garrison, and Formentera surrendered the following...

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