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  2. Spanish protectorate in Morocco - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish protectorate in Morocco [a] was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain [2] that converted the Spanish sphere of influence in Morocco into a formal protectorate.

  3. Plazas de soberanía - Wikipedia

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    The plazas de soberanía (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈplaθas ðe soβeɾaˈni.a]), meaning "strongholds of sovereignty", [3] are a series of Spanish overseas territories scattered along the Mediterranean coast bordering Morocco, or that are closer to Africa than Europe.

  4. File:Spanish Morocco (1936).svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Spanish Morocco, with the Spanish Republic in 1936. Date: 25 January 2014: Source: Own work . ... Countries of Europe: Image title: A blank Map of Europe ...

  5. Morocco–Spain border - Wikipedia

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    When Morocco gained independence from France in 1956, Spanish Morocco was handed to the new kingdom. [1] However, Spain maintained control of the plazas de soberanía, asserting that they were Spanish territory long before the creation of the protectorate in 1912 and should therefore remain part of Spain, a position contested by Morocco. [1] [7 ...

  6. Borders of Spain - Wikipedia

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    Spain is one of only three countries, along with France and Morocco, to have coastlines on both the Atlantic and Mediterranean. The Portugal–Spain border, stretching 1,214 km (754 mi), is the longest continuous border within the European Union. As a matter of fact, the total length of the border shared by Spain reaches 1,928 kilometres (1,198 ...

  7. European enclaves in North Africa before 1830 - Wikipedia

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    Map of Spanish Morocco in 1925. In 1859, responding to an attack on Ceuta by local tribes, Spain embarked on the Hispano-Moroccan War (1859–1860). Under the 1860 Treaty of Wad Ras Morocco recognised Spanish sovereignty in perpetuity over Ceuta and Melilla. Tetuan was ceded temporarily to Spain until Morocco's war indemnity was paid off (it ...

  8. Tangier International Zone - Wikipedia

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    The Tangier International Zone (Arabic: منطقة طنجة الدولية Minṭaqat Ṭanja ad-Dawliyya; French: Zone internationale de Tanger; Spanish: Zona Internacional de Tánger) was a 382 km 2 (147 sq mi) international zone centered on the city of Tangier, Morocco, which existed from 1925 until its reintegration into independent Morocco in 1956, with interruption during the Spanish ...

  9. Alhucemas Islands - Wikipedia

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    In 1673, Spain sent a garrison to the island of Peñón de Alhucemas, and has permanently occupied it since then. The islands are also located near the landing place the Spanish and French expeditionary forces used in 1925 during the Rif War. Morocco has contested Spanish sovereignty over the islets since Morocco received its independence in 1956.