The Havana cemetery is full of tombs with very local surnames: Pujol, Roca, Moner, Ensenyat... They are the testimony of the Majorcans who in the 19th century left to 'make the Americas'. According to chronicles, in 1889 there were about 10,000 (4% of the population). Many from Andratx went to Cuba. Among them were the paternal and maternal grandparents of Rosa Calafat Vila, professor of Catalan Philology at the UIB. “In the eighties, during my youth – she says –, I dug into the oral memory of the municipality and I was pleasantly surprised. I discovered a large number of 'gloses' related to the Caribbean island”.

The Civil Guard has identified several minors who would allegedly be behind thehomophobic attack on a teacher from IES Baltasar Porcel in Andratx (Mallorca). The agents, following up on the two complaints they received, one from the victim and another from the management of the educational center, opened an investigation to clarify the facts. They have tracked a series of messages and photographs that were published on the digital educational platform 'Classroom', many of them directed at the teacher and mocking his sexual orientation, until they identified the suspects. Sources close to the investigation have confirmed to Europa Press that several minors have been identified, although they have not detailed how many or if they are students at the institute where the victim works. The proceedings have been left in the hands of the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office, which will be responsible for taking statements from the suspects and deciding how to proceed with the case. The Department of Educational Inspection of the Ministry of Education and Universities has activated the corresponding protocols. On Monday, an inspector already went to the educational center to assess the situation.Obscene photographs on 'Classroom'

The reported events date back to Sunday, March 22, when some students from IES Baltasar Porcel provided a group of young people from another educational center in the municipality with the necessary means to access a 'Classroom' in which the victim was present. On the same day, they entered with a fake account and left demeaning comments, in which they mocked the teacher's sexual orientation, and sent obscene photographs. It wasn't until the day after tomorrow, Tuesday afternoon, when the teachers realized what had happened. In the following days, the management began to carry out the first investigations and requested the technology department to, after preserving the evidence, delete the comments from the platform. Since Thursday, the school's management has met with the students suspected of being the intellectual authors of the homophobic attack, who are in their fourth year of ESO, and with their respective parents.

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The faculty of IES Baltasar Porcel in Andratx has expressed its "strongest rejection" and "deep indignation" in response to a homophobic attack on a teacher at the school. The assault involved the creation of a fake Google Classroom account by 4th year ESO students — with the collaboration of students from CC Ramon Llull — from which demeaning images and comments targeting the teacher were disseminated. Among the published content were sexually explicit photographs — such as images of genitals and sex toys — as well as insults and messages with direct references to the teacher's name that attacked his personal dignity.

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Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mukhta Khamenei, owns a luxury resort in Camp de Mar, Mallorca. According to an investigation byBloomberg,quoted by the newspaperThe CountryThis is the Steigenberger Hotel & Resort Camp de Mar, in the municipality of Andratx, a complex with the beach a few meters away, a golf course and a wide range of wellness services.

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The glosadas and the picado battles remain a living testament to the oral and festive traditions of the Balearic Islands. The glosadas, poetic improvisations often sung in a duel format, keep alive the critical and satirical spirit of the people, while the picado battles—a kind of verbal and musical game between glosadores—allow participants to test their skill and wit against their rivals.

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The Balearic Islands have faced a new threat in recent months that could add a deluge of industrial facilities, iron, and concrete to the already damaged rural landscape. To the haphazard development of villas and the solar farms that have been disfiguring the islands in recent years, another concept has now been added: lithium battery storage facilities that various developers, mainly investment funds and energy sector companies, are pushing across the region. According to data confirmed to ARA Baleares by the Balearic Government, 34 projects are already being processed, 18 of which are specifically planned for rural land, while the rest are planned for industrial or urban areas.

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Nearly 500 people participated in a charity event in Andratx, organized by the Gabinete de Crisis social club with the support of the Andratx Town Hall, to raise funds for the ALS Association of the Balearic Islands. The event took place this Sunday at the Sa Coma sports facilities, where several kilos of food were cooked. crumbs Solidarity gifts were distributed among the numerous attendees. The day also included charity raffles, children's attractions, music, and dancing, all in a festive atmosphere of community cooperation.

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A sting sting formed on Camp de Mar beach in the municipality of Andratx a few days ago, catching bathers in the area by surprise. The short-lived meteorological phenomenon could be seen very close to the sidewalk and was recorded by several people who were on the beach.

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On this route, we offer a cold one and a hot one. But this isn't a question of variability or irregularity. It's simply a strictly toponymic, and not at all capricious, reason that has to do with our perception of the surroundings. The Les Comes trail (Coma Calenta and Coma Freda) is a route that takes us through two small and very interesting valleys, both for their natural and cultural value. This route, signposted by the Andratx Town Council and the Consell de Mallorca, allows us to experience old cart paths, now paved, that in ancient times constituted important communication arteries with the estates and municipalities of the Serra.

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