Simó Ballester

Simó Ballester (Manacor ?, Palma de Mallorca 1457), nicknamed Simó Tort, was a leading figure in the social conflicts in Mallorca between people of land against privileged people of the city of Palma. He was a peasant and, according the historian J.M. Quadrado, he is considered to be one of the outstanding characters of the riots, as well as Jaume Nicolau and Bartomeu Moner.

In 1450 July he participated in the first siege of the city, as a head of an army of 2000 peasants. At the beginning of 1451 he had negotiations with the governor, but there was no agreement. In April, there was the second siege of the city.

After a third siege in May, the King Alfons V decided to take part and in 1452 August he sends an army that defeated the insurrectionists in the battle of "Rafal Garcés".

In 1456 he went to Minorca but finally he was executed.