This Annual fiesta commemorates the defeat of the Ottoman commander who on the night of 30-31 of may 1550 invaded the town of Pollenca.
The annual re-enactment of this famous Moors and Christians battle always begins in the Plaça de l’Almoina, although it is held on 2 August and not in May. Main reason is that 2 August is the feast day of Pollensa’s patron – the Mare de Déu dels Àngels. The hero of that battle, the local captain Joan Mas, begs the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God of the Angels, to come to the aid of the village folk.