What are some examples of Mallorca towns or streets that had their names changed during Franco's rule?

During the rule of Francisco Franco in Spain, many towns and streets across the country experienced changes to their names, reflecting the regime's effort to impose Spanish nationalism and erase regional identities. Mallorca, part of the Balearic Islands where Catalan is widely spoken, was no exception. The regime aimed to Hispanicize public spaces, leading to the replacement of traditional Catalan names with their Spanish equivalents or entirely new names celebrating Spanish unity and Francoist ideology.

For example, some of the smaller towns and streets in Mallorca had their Catalan names altered. One notable case involved the change of traditional Catalan village names into Castilian ones. Streets that originally bore Catalan names such as "Carrer de la Pau" (Street of Peace) were often renamed to "Calle de Franco" or given other politically motivated titles. Even major towns with distinctive Catalan names faced pressures, though wholesale changes were less common there than in less prominent locations. The emphasis was both on suppressing Catalan culture and demonstrating the central government's control.

This renaming occurred alongside broader cultural suppression, including restrictions on the Catalan language in education and public life. After Franco’s death and the transition to democracy, many of these names were restored to their original Catalan forms as part of a wider reconciliation and revival of regional heritage. Today, visitors to Mallorca may still encounter the historical traces of these changes in older maps or documents but will more commonly find the authentic Catalan names reinstated, reflecting the island's rich linguistic and cultural identity.