"One of our greatest role models and best ambassadors, considered the greatest politician in our contemporary history and one of Spain's greatest statesmen," stated the President of the Government, Marga Prohens, on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition on the island politician Antoni Maura, which can be visited until May 10 at the Museu de Mallorca. The exhibition is titled Maura, yesIn contrast to the slogan 'Maura, no' with which practically the entire ideological spectrum of his time confronted him. Maura, yes? Or Maura, no?, we ask ourselves here as we review the lights and shadows of the man who has certainly been the most prominent figure from the Islands in the politics of the State.

The Museum of Mallorca opens an exhibition this Tuesday, running until May 10, dedicated to the Mallorcan politician Antoni Maura, commemorating the centenary of his death. Organized by the Institute of Balearic Studies (IEB), the exhibition offers a journey through Maura's life and political career via seven thematic panels. Among the topics covered are the Maura Muntaner family, the influence of the Balearic Institute, the Mallorcan Maurists, Maura's Aristotelian politics, the episodes in which he was the target of attacks, the 'Maura, no' campaign, and the artists in his family.

Poet, author of the poem The BalangueraJoan Alcover, whose song would become the anthem of Mallorca, was the host and driving force behind the prestigious gatherings held every Sunday at his home, Can Alcover, in Palma, with the most prominent figures of Mallorcan culture at the time. An art theorist, a man who suffered the loss of his first wife and four of his five children... Joan Alcover is widely remembered on the centenary of his death on February 25, 1926. Perhaps less well known, however, is his political side, the one that led him to become a member of parliament in Madrid and a champion of Catalan nationalism, with language as the unifying element of what we now call the Catalan Countries.