▁children ▁painted ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁paint ings ▁show ▁children ▁from ▁the ▁European ▁royal ty ▁or ▁nob ility . ▁ ▁Torre ▁Major ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁To ▁f end ▁off ▁the ▁pir ate ▁attacks , ▁the ▁math ematic ian ▁and ▁priest ▁Joan ▁Bin im el is ▁( 1 5 3 8 - 1 6 1 6 ) ▁de vised ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁watch t ow ers ▁along ▁the ▁B ale ar ic ▁coast ▁with ▁a ▁code ▁of ▁signals ▁that ▁war ned ▁about ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁pir ate ▁ships . ▁The ▁gu ards ▁would ▁light ▁fires ▁on ▁the ▁terra ces ▁of ▁the ▁to wers , ▁using ▁smoke ▁signals ▁by ▁day ▁and ▁fires ▁by ▁night , ▁or ▁even ▁can non ▁sh ots , ▁to ▁warn ▁the ▁local ▁population ▁to ▁prepare ▁their ▁defense . ▁ ▁The ▁Torre ▁Major ▁marks ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Al can ada . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁tower ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁times ▁when ▁the ▁bay ▁of ▁Alc ú dia ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Port ▁Major . ▁The ▁entrance ▁is ▁crown ed ▁with ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁King ▁Philip ▁III ▁of ▁Spain , ▁car ved ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 2 ▁by ▁the ▁sculpt or ▁Anton i ▁Ver ger . ▁ ▁St retch ing ▁from ▁the ▁Torre ▁Major ▁to ▁the ▁Pen ya ▁Ro ja ▁watch t ower , ▁almost ▁nine ▁kilom eters ▁of ▁ste ep , ▁bar ren ▁coast line ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁watched ▁and ▁def