Mahón

Mahón
/mah awn"/, n.
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands. 19,279.

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Spain
in full  Puerto De Mahón,  
      chief city of Minorca, Balearic Islands, Baleares province and autonomous community (region), Spain. It originated as the Mediterranean Portus Magonis, bearing the name of the Carthaginian general Mago. Under the Romans it was a municipium (privileged town). The Arab pirate Barbarossa besieged and captured the place in 1535, and in 1558 it was sacked by corsairs. The British, after their seizure of Mahón in 1708, declared it a free port in 1718. In 1756 it fell into the hands of the French, was restored to the British in 1763, recovered by the Spanish in 1781, and in 1802 finally ceded to Spain. Mahón replaced Ciudadela as the capital of Minorca during the British occupation because of its fine natural harbour of 3 1/2 mi (6 km). At the mouth of the port are the ruins of forts San Felipe and Marlborough. Other important landmarks include the 17th-century Town Hall (Ayuntamiento) and the Casa de la Cultura, which contains an important archaeological museum and library.

      Mahón's most important industries are the manufacture of shoes and imitation jewelry and pearls, and the distilling of gin; there are also handcrafts industries. The surrounding district is concerned with farming and cattle raising, and Mahón cheese is well known. Mahón is connected by road with Ciudadela, on the west side of the island, and by air and sea with Barcelona and the other islands. Pop. (1981) 22,926.

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