Day of the Balearic Islands

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Dia de les Illes Balears
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Balearic ex-president Jaume Matas during an institutional speech
Date1 March 2007
Location Balearic Islands, Spain

Dia de les Illes Balears (English: Day of the Balearic Islands) is a celebration and public holiday in the Balearic Islands. [1]

It's celebrated every year on 1 March and it commemorates the creation of the Balearic Statute of Autonomy within the Spanish Constitution that became effective on 1 March 1983.

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References

  1. "Día de las Illes Balears". Govern de les Illes Balears (in Spanish).