Petra () is a town and municipality on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. "Petra" means "rock" in Latin.

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Petra is the birthplace of St. Junípero Serra (1713-1784), a Franciscan friar who founded the first nine of 21 Spanish missions in California from San Diego to San Francisco.

Notable people

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  • Pere Riutort Mestre (1935–2021), priest, pedagogue, philologue and liturgist

References

  • Ajuntament de Petra
  • Ajuntament de Petra