By John Smith • Published: 31 Dec 2023 • 12:56
Demonstration demanding Mallorca’s Independence Credit: Més per Mallorca X
Since 2016, December 31 has been celebrated as Mallorca Day, but the new Consell de Mallorca took soundings from all municipalities and has changed the date back to September 12.
This however hasn’t sat well with those traditionalists who believe that there is more justification for the New Year’s Eve date and a local organisation known as Platform 31 de Desembre organised a demonstration march in Palma on December 30.
Around 1,400 people turned up to call for Mallorca’s Independence and demanded that the current ruling parties recognise the importance of the use of the Catalan language.
The event was attended by the leader of Més per Mallorca, Lluís Apesteguia , and the Minister of the Presidency of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Laura Vilagrà and apart from plenty of noise, the actual march passed without any unpleasant incidents.
All of those who spoke made it clear that they were against what they consider to be the anti-Catalan stance of both the Partido Popular (PP) and Vox who allow the PP to take control of the Balearic Government despite not having an overall majority.
On the same day, some 200 supporters of the Més per Mallorca political party attended a lunch celebrating the fact that King Jaime I of Aragon conquered Mallorca on December 31, 1229.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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