At the beginning of the 13th century King Jaime I of Aragon conquered Majorca, overthrowing its Arab rulers. The king divided the lands among the nobles who had supported him. One of these territories, in the gently sloping foothills of the magnificent Serra de Tramuntana mountain range, surrounded by olive, almond, carob and fig trees, was known by the Arabic for ‘Hill of Flowers’ –‘Monnaber’.