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Cruz del Descubrimiento

The Cross of the Landing of Jaume I is located in Sa Caleta de Santa Ponça and, together with the Chapel of the Sacred Stone, commemorates the VII Centenary of the conquest of Majorca. The two monuments were inaugurated in September 1929, seven hundred years after the events occurred.



History
The Rei Jaume stepped ashore at midnight on September 10, 1229, with his Catalan troops and a fleet of over 150 ships in the area of present-day Santa Ponça. Upon arrival there was a battle of the Christian warriors and battle with the ruling Arabs.

Sculpter
The cross, made by Tomás Vila Mayol (1893-1963), a sculptor who was beginning to stand out and who would later become a prominent figure in sculpture in Mallorca, presents a decoration in reliefs, which narrates the conquest of Mallorca by Jaume I. The speech is organized by panels arranged without chronological order.

Reliefs
The first relief represents Jaume I descending from the ship with his horse after the first victory. The second relief shows the ships anchored in Santa Ponça and the nobles and commoners disembarking. The following shows how, after the battle, the King, on his horse, shows the knight Nunyo Sanz the way to the city of Palma. After this relief, one appears chronologically before the battle, as it narrates how on September 12 a mass was held in the Santa Ponça camp. The fifth panel presents an inscription. Sixthly, a battle scene is represented, in which Jaume I points to a Moorish and tells a knight, located next to him, to pursue him. It is observed how the Moorish sticks his spear into the knight's chest, and how he prepares to execute him. After this panel, we go back to the beginning of the conquest, when the troops were still on the high seas and, before a strong storm, Jaume I appears on his knees, praying to request the arrival of all the ships safe and sound on the island. Finally, the King is observed, in the foreground, armed with sword and shield on his horse, wounding and killing on the battlefield. Above the shaft and, as a capital, there is an octagonal piece with niches, in which eight saints are represented: San Juan Bautista, San Jaime, San Sebastián, Santa Catalina Thomás, San Bernardo, San Ramón de Penyafort, the Blessed Ramón Llull and Santa Ponça.

The cross
The lobed cross presents on the obverse the figure of Christ Crucified, accompanied, at the ends, by the symbols of the tetramorphs: the bull, the eagle, the angel and the lion, representing the four evangelists: Saint Luke, Saint John, Saint Matthew and Saint Mark. On the back, the Virgen de la Salud is represented on a ship's prow, since it is the image carried by King Jaume I. In the medallions of the arms of the cross on this face, the current shields of the Balearic Government are represented. , of Calvià and of the King.