History
The talayot culture is still visible at the archaeological site of
Rafal, with a large circular talayot.
Here lived the tribe of the zanata, who didn't give resistance with the
Christian conquest by Jaime I of Aragon, who conquered the whole territory
without much difficulty (1229). In the Book of Repartimiento de Mallorca
(1232), the granting of part of the land of Santa Eugenia to Bernat de Santa
Eugenia is documented. He was the governor of Majorca (1230-1231). From this
century on until the nineteenth century , Santa Eugenia belonged
administratively to Santa Maria del Cami.
In the fifteenth century, Santa Eugenia, had already a small centre of houses,
not very distant from each other, and a square. Until then, it had maintained a
social and economic structure , which was dominated by the farmhouses. In the
revolt of the Germanies (1521-1523), the majority of the “taujans” participated,
including the main landowners. The Germanized defeat meant for the residents of
Santa Eugénia paying large fines and compensations. Between 1583 and 1585 in
the village of Santa Eugenia, a temple was built, a clear sign of population
growth, who previously went to the parish of Santa Maria for the celebration of
the masses.
Santa Eugenia came to have more inhabitants than
the neighbouring village of Santa Maria.
In the decade of 1650 there were clashes between the "taujans" and
"santamarieros" about the location of the border.
In June 1813 the division was made between the municipality of Santa Maria del
Cami and Santa Eugenia. The absolutist restoration of Fernando VII in 1814
abolished the new municipality and reintegrated Santa Eugenia with Santa Maria.
In March 1820, the new city council was reinstalled, which was composed of the
mayor, Juan Montblanc, and four councilors and a receiver.
The municipal independence was finally achieved in
1843, after overcoming the resistance of Santa Maria
Already in the twentieth century there have been
several football clubs (Joventut Esportiva Santa Eugenia and Club Atlanta) and
the bars of Can Prim and Can Topa were the head offices of various
associations. Also, between 1920 and 1940 ,the cinema Can Perico was open, and
between 1941 and 1963, the cinema was located in the Catholic Center. With the
restoration of democracy by the local elections of 1979, the party with the
most votes was the Democratic Center Union (UCD). The local elections of 1995
resulted in a majority, formed by the pact between the parties UM and PSM.
In the elections of 2003, the PSM obtained an
absolute majority. Mateu Crespi was elected mayor. He resigned in 2006
because of disagreements with the management of the SMP about the integration
of the party and an alliance with Esquerra Unida. The new mayor was Eugénia
Maria Pou (PSM).
In the municipal elections of 2007, Maria Pou Eugénia thought to win the
election thanks to the pact with the UM and an independent of the PSOE. However,
the Partido Popular (PP) came out as winner of the contest with five council
members against the four who voted for Entesa per Santa Eugenia-Mallorquina
Union (EpSE-UM). As a consequence, Guillem Crespi of the PP, was sworn in as
mayor on the 16th of June of this year.
Santa
Eugenia (officially Santa Eugenia) is a municipality in the autonomous
community of Balearic Islands..
The town is bordered in the east by Sancellas, in the south by Algaida, in the
north by Palma de Mallorca, in the west by Santa Maria del Cami and Consell. It
is located 130 m above sea level, at the foot of the Puig de Santa Eugenia.
The municipality of Santa Eugenia is named after
the Alqueria de Bernat de Santa Eugenia, a small medieval village which
corresponded in Islamic times with the farmhouse that was called Benibazari.
In the year 1250 it is documented with the full name of his owner, while in
1268 it only appears as Alqueria de Santa Eugenia.
The pine is the most abundant plant in Santa Eugenia: often grows mixed with
“gariga” and “alzina”.
In the
territory of the current municipality of Santa Eugenia, there was agriculture
and a livestock production since prehistoric times. After the conquest by the
Crown of Aragon, the occupations of the inhabitants of the region would be
preferentially agriculture and breeding of livestock. The dominant crops were
wheat, barley, vines and vegetables, in addition to hemp. In October 1897, the
railway of Santa Maria del Cami-Felanitx was inaugurated , it passed through
Santa Eugenia, Algaide, Montuiri and Porreres.
Its tower
Sa Torre de Santa Eugenia is now a farm of agritourism. It is a typical
Mallorcan estate, dating from the fifteenth century. This house was once a
vineyard, which produced excellent wines at Santa Eugenia. Currently the wine
making tradition has been revived, with the planting of new vines, giving
rebirth to a forgotten way of life. The winery is the most representative part
of the house, which is now a restaurant.