"We are going to inherit the earth . There is not the slightest doubt about that. The bourgeoisie may blast and burn its own world before it finally leaves the stage of history. We Are not afraid of ruins. We who ploughed the prairies and built the cities can build again, only better next time. We carry a new world, here in our hearts. That world is growing this minute."
- Anarchist Leader Buenaventura Durruti, 1896-1936.
Porto Cristo, Majorca, September 3, 1936.
After having recaptured Ibizia for the Republic, a mixed militia force from Calalonia and Valencia had landed on the eastern side of the Balaeric island of Majorca. Flushed at their own success, the invasion force did not venture inland and lost precious time consolidating, allowing Nationalist troops from Africa to arrive for a counteroffensive.
Aftermath: The Nationalists, supported by Italian aircraft, pushed the invaders back into the sea, littering the beaches with corpses. The Catalonians abandoned most of their heavy equipment and disembarked, leaving the Nationalists to hold Majorca.
