Palma, the capital of the Spanish island of Majorca, in the Mediterranean, in lat. 39° 34' N., Ion. 2° 45' E.; pop. about 50,000. It is situated on the S. W. coast, at the head of the bay of Palmas, which here forms a fine harbor, on the slope of a hill, with the large cathedral towering over the houses and fortifications. It is surrounded by a wall 36 ft. thick, with 13 bastions and 8 gates. It is regularly built, and has handsome streets and promenades. It is the seat of the captain general of the Balearic islands, and of a bishop. Among the principal buildings are the captain general's palace, the exchange, the city hall, and several churches and convents. The public institutions embrace a naval school, a seminary, a theatre, and several hospitals. Wool and silk are manufactured, and cordage for the entire Spanish navy is now made here, with fibre imported from Manila. To the Vienna exhibition in 1873, 29 kinds of wine and a great variety of natural and industrial productions were sent from Pal-ma, which took 49 prizes and diplomas.

The total value of exports to foreign and domestic ports in 1873 was $6,076,340. The first railway in the island of Majorca was opened from Palma to Inca, Feb. 24, 1875.

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I. Jacopo

Jacopo, the elder, an Italian painter, born near Bergamo, about the close of the 15th century, died, according to Vasari, at the age of 48. He was educated in the school of Venice. His pictures are esteemed for composition and expression.

II. Jacopo, The Younger

The Younger Jacopo, grandnephew of the preceding, born in Venice about 1544, died in 1628. He was sent by the duke of Urbino to Rome, where during a residence of eight years he studied the antique and the works of Raphael and Michel Angelo. Returning to Venice at the age of 24, he found the public favor and employment engrossed by Tintoretto and Paul Veronese; but after their death he was without a rival in Venice. Examples of his best style are the " Plague of the Serpents " in the church of San Bartolommeo, and the " Assumption of the Virgin" in the Ospitaletto. His later works were very carelessly executed. He also made etchings.