Víctor Madera Núñez (Oviedo, 1961) has been the talk of the town for several years now. The president of Quirón has become the leading magnate of private healthcare in Spain, benefiting from urban development plans to build a private hospital in Madrid as much as he salvages castles, mansions, and estates from ruins across the country. From his native Asturias to the Balearic Islands, where he has already acquired dozens of properties over the last decade. Madera, considered the main landowner in Menorca, has transformed himself into a real estate tycoon since, nine years ago, he sold Quirón Salud, the largest private hospital group in Spain, to the German company Fresenius Helios, the largest healthcare group in Europe. The deal was closed for 5.76 billion euros, of which 450 million went directly to the Asturian doctor. Married and a father of four, he has not even come close to disengaging from this company, of which he is the non-executive chairman. Quirón currently manages more than 80 hospitals and day centers, employing 35,000 people.

In Mallorca, there are more than 300 closed public roads, according to data from the Public and Open Roads Platform. The Camino de la Señora (Lady's Way), the Camino de la Font Major (Font Major Way), and the Camino de la Cueva (Cueva Way) are some examples. These routes were used to carry news and trade to properties in the past. They were also used as shortcuts to save time when the only means of transport was carts and many roads did not yet exist. Platform member Sebastià Matamales laments that, "since land has become a financial asset and has been the subject of continuous speculation," the value formerly given to properties with roads has changed. "Before, a property without a road was worthless, and now it's worth much more if it doesn't," he adds. On the islands, there are public roads closed by property owners and others that, over the years and through lack of use, have been obstructed by nature.