| abstract | - The arrival of the Christian troops had been agreed upon with a local chief in the Port de Pollença, but the strong mistral winds forced James I to divert to the southern part of the island, where he finally landed at midnight on September 10, 1229, on the coast of the present tourist resort of Santa Ponsa, the population centre of the Calviá municipality. After the conquest, King James I divided the land among the nobles who accompanied him on the campaign, as provided in the Llibre del Repartiment (book of distribution). Later, he also carried out the conquest of Ibiza, which ended in 1235, while Menorca had already surrendered to him from 1231. The first repopulation of Majorca consisted primarily of Catalan settlers, but a second wave, which took place towards the middle of the century, saw the arrival of Italians, Occitans, some Aragonese and Navarrese in addition to Catalans. This settlement was possible as a result of a legal statute allowing them possession of the property seized during the conquest. An annual capitation tax was levied. There were still some Mudejar and Jewish still residing in the area, the latter of which enjoyed official status which protected their rights and allowed them to carry out their activities freely, in addition to granting them fiscal autonomy. While the monarch occupied the island he created the Kingdom of Majorca, which became independent of the Crown of Aragon by the provisions of his will, until its subsequent conquest by the Aragonese Pedro IV, during the reign of James II of Majorca. The ratification of the pact to carry out the invasion, concluded between James I and the ecclesiastical and secular leaders, took place in Tarragona on August 28, 1229. It was open and promised conditions of parity for as many as wished to participate. His motto, in Latin, was the following: "omnes homines de terra nostra et aliunde venientes qui hoc jurare voluerint et venire nobiscum in viaticum supradictum-ad insulas Baleares."
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