All this destruction also weakened the army of James I to the point that when asked Menorca vasallazgo Crown, was granted. So, Minorca became an autonomous Taifa, where religion and Arab culture were maintained for half a century. But in January 1287, the fleet of Alfonso III, Frank, arrived at the port of Mahon. They agreed the surrender of the island in a way that the warlords and nobles to escape in exchange for giving the rest.