Mallorca: Antoni Maura's faded plaque readable again

In Palma, Mallorca, the plaque on the house where Antoni Maura was born is readable again. It is back at 8 Plaça Llorenç Villalonga after restoration, Palma City Council said on 12 November 2026.

The black letters had faded until the inscription was almost impossible to make out. Dirt and weathering had also marked the plaque. Restorers cleaned its limestone, including the coats of arms, along with the marble behind the dedication and a decorative relief. They repainted the letters black so the words can be read despite the plaque’s height on the facade.

The work forms part of a wider redesign of the square. The council awarded it through a direct contract estimated at nearly 7,500 euros.

Maura was born in the house on 2 May 1853. The city put up the plaque in 1953 to mark the centenary of his birth. He headed Spain’s Council of Ministers five times during the reign of Alfonso XIII.

Topics: Town & community · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com