Sa Pota del Rei

Commemorative rock that reminds us of the slip of a horse’s hoof and serves to illustrate a legend of King James I during the fight between Moors and Christians.

Behind the nuns’ convent in Inca, on the mill slope, a rocky outcrop projects at ground level and forms a deep indentation in the stone known as “Sa pota del Rei” (The King’s Hoofprint).

They say it was the king whose horse slipped while he was pursuing the Moors to drive them out of Mallorca. One day, he was up on Puig Major when he suddenly saw the Saracens heading toward Inca. The king immediately let out a shout and spurred his horse. The horse took a massive leap and landed right on top of that rocky ledge. The horse’s hoof slipped with such force that it carved out that groove, which can still be seen there today, clearly defined and visible. He caught up to the Moors in no time, and the largest pieces left of them were their ears. King James I was not one to be trifled with, no sir. You couldn’t make a fool of him at all.