Petra, Spain
Municipality and town in Balearic Islands, Spain
Coat of arms
Municipal location
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Petra (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpe.tɾə]) is a town and municipality on the Mediterranean island of Majorca, in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. "Petra" means "rock" in Latin.
Petra is the birthplace of St. Junípero Serra (1713-1784), a Franciscan friar who founded the first nine of 21 Spanish missions in California from San Diego to San Francisco.
Notable people
- Pere Riutort Mestre ( 1935–2021), Majorcan priest, pedagogue, philologue, and liturgist
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
- Ajuntament de Petra (in Catalan)
- Ajuntament de Petra (in Spanish)
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Municipalities in the Balearic Islands
- Alaró
- Alcúdia
- Algaida
- Andratx
- Ariany
- Artà
- Banyalbufar
- Binissalem
- Búger
- Bunyola
- Calvià
- Campanet
- Campos
- Capdepera
- Consell
- Costitx
- Deià
- Escorca
- Esporles
- Estellencs
- Felanitx
- Fornalutx
- Inca
- Lloret de Vistalegre
- Lloseta
- Llubí
- Llucmajor
- Manacor
- Mancor de la Vall
- Maria de la Salut
- Marratxí
- Montuïri
- Muro
- Palma
- Petra
- Sa Pobla
- Pollença
- Porreres
- Puigpunyent
- Ses Salines
- Sant Joan
- Sant Llorenç des Cardassar
- Santa Eugènia
- Santa Margalida
- Santa Maria del Camí
- Santanyí
- Selva
- Sencelles
- Sineu
- Sóller
- Son Servera
- Valldemossa
- Vilafranca de Bonany
- Ibiza
- Sant Antoni de Portmany
- Sant Joan de Labritja
- Sant Josep de sa Talaia
- Santa Eulària des Riu
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