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17-03-2012
Sant Joan de Labritja inicia las obras aprobadas en los PIOS de 2011
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25-02-2012 Sant Joan de Labritja pide ayuda al Govern para materializar su vivero de empresas |
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13-02-2012 El alcalde de Sant Joan de Labritja recuerda que la localidad necesita su propio Cuartel de la Guardia Civil |
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26/12/2011 Sant Joan de Labritja inaugura su nuevo Centro de Día
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| PAGO IMPUESTO DE VEHÍCULOS DE TRACCIÓN MECÁNICA
Del 16 de Abril hasta el 29 de Junio dle 2012. |
Cultura y tradición
- General history
- Patron feast days
- Churches
- The defense towers
- Wells and springs
- Ovens and kilns
- Folklore
- Cocina tradicional
General history
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The history of the borough of Sant Joan de Labritja is in keeping with that of the rest of the island. It is known that the first inhabitants settled in Ibiza and Formentera around 5000 B.C. However, there is evidence of humanity dating back as far as 2000 B.C and indeed, there are a number of sites where archeological remains dated 1500 B.C have been uncovered. Although the Greeks never actually settled officially in Ibiza or Formentera, they considered the islands to be of great beauty and are the very ones who bestowed on them the name of ‘Las Pitiusas’ or ‘the Islands of Pines’. The Carthaginians inhabited the island in the 7th Century B.C, and gave the place the name of Ibosim. Due to its excellent strategic position, they converted Ibiza into an important commercial point in the Western Mediterranean. Later, after Carthage was destroyed by the Roman forces (after the 2nd Punic War), the Romans renamed the island Ebusus and proceeded to dominate it for more than five centuries. During the 5th century, Ibiza and Formentera became annexes to the North African Empire of the Geiseric Vandals, however, their presence barely left a mark on the Pitiusas. In 534, the Pitiusas and the rest of the Balearic islands were occupied by the Byzantines , after their having fought the Vandals in the quest for occupation. ****** ad or bc? The Muslims first came to the islands in the early 8th century AD but it wasn’t until 902 that their ‘Yebisah’ became formally annexed to the Caliphate of Cordoba. From that time on, the island was placed under the administration of Mallorca as well as Cordoba. The Arabs did manage to leave a deep imprint on the Pitiusas. With the Muslim settlement in Ibiza, considerable changes took place with regards to agriculture, irrigation and culture. Even today, the Pitiusas remain abundant in Arabic references and name places. On August 8th, 1235 the Catalan Conquest of James I took place. This successful attempt to recover the islands from the Arabs was in fact sponsored by the then Archbishop of Tarragona, Guillem de Montgrí and key figures in the takeover included Nuno Sanç, the Count of Rosselló and Pedro, Prince of Portugal. Each individual was subsequently granted a parcel of land on the islands, proportionate to his role in the Conquest. One of these was called ‘Cuartón de Balanzat’ and today, it is still a part of the municipality of Sant Joan de Labritja. With the Catalan Conquest, the island quickly reverted back to Christianity and the Western World with most of those early Muslim inhabitants being forced out by the Catalans. Before long, a self-governing body for the island was established, called ‘la Universitat’, a unique type of Town Hall. With the frequency of pirate invasions at that time, the local churches started taking on a common characteristic, giving them a fortress like appearance. It was also under orders from ‘la Universitat’, that the first defence towers were constructed in 16th Century A.D. The next big change in the history of the island came about in the 1800s with the War of the Spanish Succession. The victory of Philip V in that war and the implementation of his ‘Decree de Nueva Planta’ brought about disastrous consequences for the islands’ culture, built as they were ‘by right of conquest’ in keeping with the Castilian system. Indeed, all the quirks of the island, including ‘la Universitat’ were suppressed and from then until 1960s, Ibiza possessed no social or economic changes of any great importance. The advent of mass tourism that then followed the opening of the local airport in 1958 represented the next great milestone. The massive influx of international travellers and tourists from the mainland changed a society and a culture that had effectively remained untouched for hundreds of years. |
