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Minorca
The Oxford Companion to British History
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Minorca is a Balearic island in the western Mediterranean of strategic importance, with Port Mahon a fine harbour. It was taken by the British in 1708 and retained at the treaty of
Utrecht in 1713. At the outbreak of the
Seven Years War in 1756, Admiral
Byng's failure to prevent the French from capturing it brought down
Newcastle's ministry and led to his own court martial and execution. It was returned to Britain again in 1763 by the treaty of
Paris. Lost to a combined French and Spanish force in 1782 it was ceded to Spain in 1783, and though the British once more took the island in 1798, it was given back to Spain at the peace of
Amiens in 1802.
J. A. Cannon
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Full speed ahead to Minorca: Spanish Island thrives in a sea of serenity.(Travel)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 8/21/1999; ; 700+ words
; MAHON, Minorca - Every morning in Washington, I jog...of President Richard M. Nixon, is in Minorca, one of Spain's blissful Balearic Islands...for a week to see what we're missing: Minorca is overflowing with its own charms. The...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Hidden Minorca.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 9/23/2000; 660 words
; Byline: CLAIRE ALLFREE MINORCA is an easy place to dismiss. A quiet...thought. Bizarre though this sounds, Minorca is a fugitive's dream. Admittedly...secluded cove. Deserted. Perfect. Minorca is full of such places and we found...
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Northwest Explorations Inc. Announces Completion Of US$1.2 Million Financing With Minorca Resources Inc.
Business Wire; 9/8/1997; 700+ words
; ...completed its previously announced financing with Minorca Resources Inc. (MAR-TSE), whereby Minorca has exercised 600,000 warrants to purchase...US$1,201,500 (C$1,665,000). Minorca now holds approximately 25 percent of the...
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Northwest Explorations Inc. Announces US$1.2 Million Financing With Minorca Resources Inc.
Business Wire; 9/4/1997; 700+ words
; ...that it has entered into an agreement with Minorca Resources Inc. (MAR - TSE), whereby Minorca has agreed to exercise 600,000 warrants...September 8, 1997. At the time of closing Minorca will hold approximately 25 percent of the...
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Minorca Resources Inc. - Company Update.
Business Wire; 7/31/1997; 467 words
; ...WIRE)--July 31, 1997--(ME, TSE MAR.) Minorca Resources Inc. ("Minorca" or the "Company") announced today that it...result of the consolidation. It is expected that Minorca's common shares will commence trading on the...
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Minorca Resources Inc. Company Announcement.
Business Wire; 4/3/1998; 469 words
; TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 1998--Minorca Resources In(TSE:MAR.) (ME:MAR.) Minorca Resources Inc. ("Minorca") announced today that it has purchased 1,059,500 common shares of Dayton...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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A place in the sun that will for ever be Middle England; Why so many Britons still cherish homes in Minorca, for 100 years a stronghold for the Royal Navy.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 5/31/2009; 700+ words
; ...Russell Crowe - will know how important Minorca has been to the British. The reason is...the British made massive investments in Minorca which have left enduring legacies, such...the 900,000 tourists who descend on Minorca every year, 350,000 are British, compared...
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ESPALAU to sell an interest in Bachelor Lake and Ross Finlay to Minorca.
Business Wire; 1/5/1995; 700+ words
; ...MYR) Espalau Mining Corporation and Minorca Resources Inc. announce that they have signed a Letter of Intent for Minorca to acquire a 50% participating interest...their 50% interest in Bachelor Lake, Minorca must fund $4,500,000 of exploration...
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Standard & Poor's Affirms Ratings on McWatters Mining; Regarding Acquisition of Minorca Resources
PR Newswire; 8/27/1998; 700+ words
; ...for share takeover of Toronto-based Minorca Resources Inc. (unrated). The outlook...McWatters will receive the assets of Minorca which currently include $8.8 million...McWatters will also gain the rights granted to Minorca by Placer Dome Inc. regarding its shares...
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S&P Afms Rtgs on McWatters Mining; Re:Acquis of Minorca.
Business Wire; 8/27/1998; 700+ words
; ...for share takeover of Toronto-based Minorca Resources Inc. (unrated). The outlook...McWatters will receive the assets of Minorca which currently include $8.8 million...McWatters will also gain the rights granted to Minorca by Placer Dome Inc. regarding its shares...
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Minorca
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Minorca , Span. Menorca, Spanish island (1991...megalithic monuments exist on the island. Minorca shared the history of the other Balearic...The Treaty of Paris (1763) restored Minorca to Britain, but the French and Spanish...
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Mahón
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...oacute;, town (1990 pop. 24,383), capital and chief town of Minorca island, Baleares prov., Spain, in the W Mediterranean Sea. A port...was named for the Carthaginian general Mago. It shared the history of Minorca .
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Treaty of Paris
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...restored to Spain. In Europe the French and Spanish returned Minorca to Great Britain, and France withdrew its troops from Germany...Britain, reacquired the Floridas in America and the island of Minorca in the Mediterranean, while the British retained Gibraltar...
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Balearic Islands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...1983. Palma is the capital. The chief islands are Majorca, Minorca, and Ibiza. Noted for their scenery and their mild climate...Majorca becoming a base of the Italian fleet—while Minorca remained in the hands of the Loyalists until 1939.
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James Murray
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Murray's recall. In 1774 Murray was appointed governor of Minorca off Spain. In August 1781 a force of 16,000 French and Spanish troops laid siege to Fort St. Philip on Minorca. Murray held out for some months but finally was forced to...
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