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This argument was originally developed by one of the founders of the Moroccan Istiqlal Party, Alal-El Faasi, who openly advocated for Morocco to invade and occupy Ceuta and other North African territories under Spanish rule. [91] Spain, in line with the majority of nations in the rest of the world, has never recognized Morocco's claim over ...
In the late 19th century, after the so-called Scramble for Africa, European nations had taken over colonial control of most of the African continent. The Treaty of Fez (signed on 30 March 1912) made most of Morocco a protectorate of France, while Spain assumed the role of protecting power over the northern part, called Spanish Morocco. [6]
On 5 January 1969 Morocco and Spain signed the treaty ceding Ifni to Morocco. [20] As of 2025, Morocco still claims Ceuta and Melilla as integral parts of the country, and considers them to be under foreign occupation, comparing their status to that of Gibraltar. Spain considers both cities integral parts of the Spanish geography, since they ...
The North African territory of Ceuta is surrounded by Morocco but claimed as part of Spanish Europe. It’s one of the most unusual places on either continent. Inside the tiny corner of Spain that ...
The Moroccan government has repeatedly called for Spain to transfer the sovereignty of Melilla, Ceuta and the plazas de soberanía to Morocco, with Spain's refusal to do so serving as a major source of tension in Morocco–Spain relations. In Morocco, Ceuta is frequently referred to as the "occupied Sebtah", and the Moroccan government has ...
Spanish and French protectorates in Morocco and Spanish Sahara, 1935 Villa Cisneros fortress and aircraft booth, 1930 or 1931 Spanish barracks in El Aaiún, 1972. At the Berlin Conference (1884–1885), the European powers were establishing the rules for setting up zones of influence or protection in Africa, and Spain declared 'a protectorate of the African coast' from Cape Blanc to Cape ...
The territory and its main town of Sidi Ifni were ceded to Spain by the Sultanate of Morocco on 26 April 1860, but there was little interest in this colonial acquisition until 1934, when the Governor-General of Spanish Sahara took up residence.
Contemporary Spanish North Africa, i.e. Spain's autonomous cities. Ceuta, on the north coast of Africa; Melilla, on the north coast of Africa; Plazas de soberanía, sovereign territories scattered along the Mediterranean coast bordering Morocco; Canary Islands, an archipelago off the coast of Morocco; Spanish protectorate of Morocco (1912–1956)