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Morocco and Spain maintain extensive diplomatic, commercial, and military ties. [1] The Morocco–Spain border separates the plazas de soberanía (including Melilla and Ceuta) on the Mediterranean coast from the Moroccan mainland. Morocco's foreign policy has focused on Western partners, including neighboring Spain. [2]
In 1834, Spain recognized the independence of Brazil and both nations established diplomatic relations. [4] Spain soon opened a diplomatic legation in Rio de Janeiro. [5] In 1871, Brazilian Emperor Pedro II visited Spain and met with Spanish King Amadeo I. [6]
Morocco's relationships vary greatly between African, Arab, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Western states. Morocco has had strong ties with the West in order to gain economic and political benefits. [1] France and Spain remain the primary trade partners, as well as the primary creditors and foreign investors in Morocco.
The Portuguese Cistern is a historic cistern in El Jadida, Morocco.It is located beneath the citadel at the heart of the historic Portuguese fortified city of Mazagan. It is a classified cultural heritage monument in Morocco [1] and, along with the rest of the old walled city, forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tangier (/ t æ n ˈ dʒ ɪər / tan-JEER; Arabic: طنجة, romanized: Ṭanjah, , ) or Tangiers is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Morocco.
Accounting for the Fall of Silver: Hedging Currency Risk in Long-Distance Trade with Asia, 1870-1913 (Oxford University Press, 2020) ISBN 0198865023; Stein, Stanley J., and Barbara H. Stein. Silver, trade, and war: Spain and America in the making of early modern Europe (JHU Press, 2000). excerpt; TePaske, John J. A new world of gold and silver ...
Spain, in line with the majority of nations in the rest of the world, has never recognized Morocco's claim over Melilla. The official position of the Spanish government is that Melilla is an integral part of Spain, and has been since the 16th century, centuries prior to Morocco's independence from Spain and France in 1956. [144]
By mid-century, Morocco was in a monetary crisis caused by the decline in value of its currency. [2]: 32 Traditionally, the monetary system in Morocco consisted of a golden mithqal (مثقال), divided into ten uqiyyahs (أوقية), each of which was divided into four muzunas (موزونة), each of which was divided into 48 copper or bronze fils (فِلس).