The caves
History
- 1.338 First written record of the caves contained in a message from Rover de Rovenach to the mayor or Manacor.
- 1.632 First appearance of the name "Drach" in Dameto's book "History of the Kingdom of Mallorca".
- 1.784 Recorded on Cardinal Despuig's map of Mallorca.
- 1.880 Caver and cartographer MF Will produces the first map of the caves.
- 1.895 The caves are mentioned in Jules Verne's book "Clovis Dartetor".
- 1.896 EA Martel discovers further caves and the great subterranean lake.
- 1.929 A new entrance to the cave is opened.
- 1.935 Catalan engineer C Buigas completes his project to illuminate the interior of the caves including the spectacle of the sunrise over the lake.