La Porrassa is a small farm town in the municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 of Calvià

Calvià

Calvià is a municipality on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is located in the southwestern part of the island of Majorca, between the Serra de Tramuntana and the Serra de Na Burguesa. The municipal seat is the town of Vila Calvia.Calvià...

 on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish

Spain

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 autonomous community

Autonomous communities of Spain

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 of the Balearic Islands

Balearic Islands

The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...

. It is adjacent to Son Ferrer

Son Ferrer

thumb|right|Chalets of Son Ferrer.thumb|right|Archaeological burial site in Son Ferrer.Son Ferrer is a new village in the municipality of Calvià on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Son Ferrer is located about from the capital, Palma de Mallorca...

 to the west and Magaluf

Magaluf

Magaluf is a major holiday resort on the Spanish island of Majorca, primarily catering for the British, German and Scandinavian package holiday market. Magaluf is in the municipality of Calvià and is situated within a group of towns, primarily Torrenova and Palma Nova...

 on the south. The municipality's promenade, the Paseo Calvia, winds through La Porrassa. It has a population of approximately 128 inhabitants.

History

The army of King James I of Aragon

James I of Aragon

James I the Conqueror was the King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276...

camped in the La Porrassa area when he started the conquest of the island .

There are only a few houses besides the large country farmhouse of the landowner. The farmhouse was built between 1595 and 1616 with sandstone and stone masonry. It has a tower for defense that stands 40 m (131.2 ft) above sea level. The tower remains in good condition, protected by the law of Spanish heritage . Its main chamber rises4 m (13.1 ft) off the ground and through a spiral staircase takes you to the next floor.

The town has a nursery, a school and two water parks.