Historical place archive

Minorca in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Minorca in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records4 event labels2 people1713–1782

Historical events in Minorca

1713

13 July 1713
Loss of Minorca
Philip V · War of the Spanish Succession

Cedes Minorca to Great Britain as part of the Utrecht settlement.

13 July 1713
Rule of Minorca
Philip V · War of the Spanish Succession

Spain cedes Minorca to Great Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht.

13 July 1713
Treaty of Utrecht
Philip V · War of the Spanish Succession

Cedes Minorca to Great Britain as part of the Utrecht settlement.

13 July 1713
Treaty of Utrecht
Philip V · War of the Spanish Succession

Spain cedes Minorca to Great Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht.

1782

5 February 1782
Capture of Minorca
Grillon · American War of Independence

Captures all of Minorca except for Port Mahon

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Spain and Minorca. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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