Did you know… special edition Es Migjorn Gran
In the southwest of the island, framed and historically linked to the municipalities of Es Mercadal and Ferreries, we find the small municipality of Es Migjorn Gran. A town located in an area of the island of unparalleled natural beauty. Its history, natural wealth, and famous people make it a must for visitors to Menorca. Join us to discover some curiosities about the town of Es Migjorn Gran!
Taking advantage of the celebration, this past weekend, of its traditional festivities, today we bring you a series of curiosities to help you get to know a little more about one of the most characteristic villages on the island of Menorca. Join us to discover some curiosities about the town of Es Migjorn Gran!
Did you know that since 1812, with the birth of the constitution of Cadiz "La Pepa", Es Migjorn Gran tried to become independent from the University of Mercadal and get its own town hall?
However, it was not until 1820 when the governor Guillem de Montis, with the aim of avoiding confrontations between the different towns of the Mercadal university, decided to accede to the request of the "migjorners" and granted them the possibility of having their own town hall. At the end of that same year, the rector Pere Villalonga certifies that the parish of San Cristòfol has 1,004 inhabitants and therefore the necessary instructions are given to make the new town hall and designate its members. On January 1, 1821, the town hall began to function. Its first mayor will be Onofre Coll Allès, master of Binicodrell de Dalt. Despite all the efforts, this situation did not last long since the summer of 1823 would mean the repeal of the constitution of 1812 and with it, all the constitutional councils were dissolved. Es Migjorn Gran is once again part of the University of Mercadal i Castell de Santa Àgeda.
Did you know that Es Migjorn Gran is the town with the greatest natural wealth on the island of Menorca?
Thanks to its geographical location, close to ravines that end in paradisiacal beaches on the south coast, the town of Es Migjorn Gran is surely the town with the greatest wealth and points of natural interest on the entire island. Beaches such as Atalis, Binigaus, Cala Escorxada, Cala Fustam, and Trebalúger are among the most paradisiacal on the island. If we add to them, caves like the famous Cova des Coloms or de na Polida, or even some of the most important archaeological remains; And we finish it all off with places like the Barranc d'Algendar, the result of some of the most famous legends of the island. The reader will understand why we affirm that, very surely, Es Migjorn Gran is one of the municipalities with the greatest natural wealth on the island.
Did you know that Doctor Francesc Camps i Mercadal, also known as Francesc d'Albranca, is originally from Es Migjorn Gran and is one of its most illustrious characters?
Francesc Camps i Mercadal or Francesc d'Albranca (1852-1929) was born in the municipality of Es Migjorn Gran and worked as a town doctor for practically his entire life (getting a very good reputation throughout the island of Menorca). In addition to his profession as a doctor, he was interested in folklore and popular traditions at that time, he wrote several renowned books (among which we can highlight "Folklore Menorquí" written in the Catalan dialect of Menorca, which demonstrates his interest in preserving and promoting its own culture. He collaborated with Mossèn Antoni M. Alcover in elaborating the Catalan-Valencian-Balearic Dictionary and signed all his texts and writings with the pseudonym of Francesc d'Albranca.
Did you know that the town's church, San Cristòfol, began to be built before the year 1750?
Indeed, this church began to be built just before 1750 and it was blessed in 1769. It has been expanded over time (especially at the end of the 18th century) to increase its capacity and improve qualities such as lighting and/or access. The interior is of great constructive simplicity, without ornamentation, and with a great luminosity. The plant has a single nave, with side chapels connected to a dome and large windows, and a quadrangular apse finished with a semicircular apse. This shows the only ornamentation of the set, based on concentric grooves. During the civil war, the images in the church were destroyed. Above the entrance to the main door is the bell tower, which is a quadrangular tower. The architectural form of this church is very similar to the churches of Mercadal and Ferreries.
Did you know that the town of Es Migjorn Gran is one of the towns with the largest number of archaeological remains that are still living testimony to the history of the island today?
The list would be endless if we had to list them all, but some examples of archaeological remains found in this municipality demonstrate its cultural, natural and historical wealth. El Poblado de Sant Agustí Vell, one of the largest preserved to this day on the island, houses three talaiots, a series of houses in ruins, several hypostyle rooms, a water collection system made up of five small aligned cisterns and the remains of a Taula. In order not to go too far, we will name a few: the Binigaus Nou hypostyle hall, the Binicodrell Talaiots, the Santa Mónica sites and, of course, the famous Cova des Coloms i Cova Polida caves. Without a doubt, all of them are must-see places if you visit the municipality of Es Migjorn Gran.
And up here is another episode of the curiosities about the towns of Menorca that we have been publishing for a few months now. We hope you liked and are interested in the curiosities about the town of Es Migjorn Gran.
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