Fiesta Hotel Palmyra

San Antonio

San Antonio Abad is the old name of Sant Antoni de Portmany (the official name in Catalan) which is a Spanish municipality on the island of Ibiza (Eivissa in Catalan) and located in the province of the Baleares. One of the most emblematic monuments of San Antonio is the egg with the ship Santa Maria in the middle.  Dedicated to Christopher Columbus, the monument refers to the famous story detailed for the first time in “Voyages of De Bry” – Frankfurt – 1594, when Columbus was looking to finance one of his expeditions. During his attempt to find a financier, Christopher Columbus asked his audience if they could make an egg stand upright.  Several tried and failed before Columbus finally took the egg, cracked the bottom a bit and placed it back down, allowing it to stand fully upright.  After his successful attempt, Columbus remarked, “NEW ways have been found to reach our objectives.”