| 3000
BC |
Earliest
remains are from this period |
|
Pre
Talayotic period. |
| 1400-
300 BC |
Megalithic
culture, which included the Phoenicians, the Greeks
and Carthaginians built the Talayots. |
| 123 AD |
Conquered by the
Romans and enjoyed peace. |
| 427
AD |
Conquered
by the Vandals and fell into a steady decline . |
| 534 |
Byzantines |
|
|
| 902 |
Became
part of the Caliphate of Cordoba and was ruled by the
Moorish Kings. |
| 1087 |
Became
part of the independent Moslem kingdom |
| 1203 |
Seized
by the Arabs. |
| 1229 |
Jaime
I and the Catalan-Argonese arrived. |
| Jan.
12, 1287 |
The
King of Catalaua and Aragon conquered and expelled
Moslems. |
| 14th
& 15th Centuries |
Emergence
of government, town and country boundaries. |
| April
1713 |
The
Duke of Argyle took possession of Menorca in the name
of Queen Anne of England. This proved to be good for
both the economy and Menorcan society. |
| 1756 |
The
French conquer Menorca. |
| 1763 |
The
French returned the island to English rule via the Peace
of Paris. |
| 1782 |
Franco
- Spanish troops landed and forced the English to
renounce their rule. |
| 1798 |
The
English reclaimed the island. |
| 1802 |
Treaty
of Amiens signed returning Menorca to the Spanish
for good. |
| 1873 |
Spain
was proclaimed a republic. |
| 1874 |
The
monarchy was restored and two political parties
evolved, the conservatives and republicans. |
| 1909 |
A
new industry, tourism, was emerging with help form the
Society for the Attraction of Foreigners. |
| 1953 |
The
first charter flight from London arrived. |
