Talk:Minorca
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People writing about Minorca and Majorca should be aware of the fact that writing Majorca but Menorca is etymologically inconsistent, as the major and minor in them is not a coincidence. :-) (Just for those who don't like to appear ignorant.) --Maladroit
Images added. Francisco Valverde 15:40, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Less tales and more History
Particularly laughable the story about the British willing to give up the island. They were defeated and pulled out--- Saturnino
Yes, british propaganda. So willing were they to let go of it, that they made sure they got it back even after expelled by the french duing the seven years war. I will be removing that sentence.--12.37.1.158 18:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Phoenicians
I have just cut It was called Nura by the Phoenicians in honoring their god Baal, meaning the "island of fire". off the lead section for I believe it doesn't really belong in there. Besides, the relationship between Baal->island of fire->Nura should be explained, as it is not self evident.
Generally speaking the article is particularly weak precisely in paleolithic and phoenician times, which, historically speaking, are probably the most relevant of the island after all. It would be necessary some development of these in the History section. Mountolive 00:19, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
