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PROTAGONISTS

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WALTER BENJAMIN. A refuge on Ibiza Walter Benjamin was a philosopher, literary critic, translator and writer with close ties to the Frankfurt School. His first sojourn on Ibiza was in 1932, between the 20th of April and the 17th of...

ROBERT GRAVES. The Deià poet Robert Ranke Graves was born in Wimbledon, London, on 24 July 1895. He served in the First World War in a regiment of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He published his first book of poems, Over the Brazier,...

RICHARD KANE. Governor of Menorca Richard Kane was born in Duneane (Northern Ireland) on 20 December 1662, under the name of Richard O'Cahan. At the age of 18 he enrolled in the 18th Infantry Regiment and took part in the struggles...

RAOUL HAUSMANN. The creator of photomontage He was one of the most significant members of the Berlin Dada group, which he founded in 1917, and is considered to be the inventor of photomontage....

RAMóN LLULL. Doctor Illuminatus Ramón Llull was born in Mallorca in 1232 or 1233. His parents were from Barcelona and came to Mallorca just after the conquest. He was a tutor to the future Majorcan king, James II. He married...

PHILIPPE STARCK. Intelligent design Philippe Starck is one of the most important designers of the last four decades. He maintains close ties with Formentera, where he owns a house he designed himself, constructed in 1995 in Es Cap de...

MIQUEL COSTA I LLOBERA. Poet of nature Miquel Costa i Llobera was born in Pollença on 10th March 1854. He was the son of a wealthy family with rural property, including the great Formentor estate, amongst others. He studied his...

MIQUEL BARCELó. A universally-renowned artist Miquel Barceló i Artigues was born in Felanitx on the 8th of January 1957. He was in contact with painting from a young age, as his mother was a painter following the Mallorcan landscape style....

MATEU ORFILA I ROTGER. The founder of modern toxicology Mateu Orfila is one of the most important scientists to have been born in the Balearic Islands. He was born on 12th April 1787 in Maó, into a family of traders. After completing primary studies...

MARIà VILLANGóMEZ. An illustrious Ibizan writer Marià Villangómez i Llobet was born in Dalt Vila (Eivissa) on the 10th of January 1913. He earned his degree in law from the University of Barcelona, although he never entered legal...

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