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Melilla (/ m ɛ ˈ l iː j ə /, Spanish: ⓘ; Tarifit: Mřič) is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of 12.3 km 2 (4.7 sq mi).
Coat of arms of Melilla. The coat of arms of Melillan spanish Regions is that of the Ducal House of Medina Sidonia, whose titular funded the military operation that seized Melilla in 1497. [1] The crown is topped by a turret, with a male figure throwing a dagger (Guzmán el Bueno, ancestor of the first duke) in chief. [2]
The siege of Melilla was an attempt by the Sultanate of Morocco, supported by Great Britain and Algerian mercenaries, [2] to capture the Spanish fortress of Melilla on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast. Mohammed ben Abdallah, then Sultan of Morocco, invaded Melilla in December 1774 with a large army of Royal Moroccan soldiers and Algerian ...
Spain, Melilla The Fort of the Purísima Concepción , also referred to as the Fort of Sidi-Guariach , is one of the outer forts [ es ] of the Spanish city of Melilla . It is located near the Frontera de Melilla and has been designated as a Cultural Heritage Site ( Bien de Interés Cultural ).
León, a historical kingdom and historical region of Spain, once joined to Old Castile to form Castile and León, was denied secession to be constituted as an autonomous community on its own right. [43] During the second half of the 1980s, the central government seemed reluctant to transfer all powers to the "slow route" communities. [20]
The Conquest of Melilla occurred on the 17th of September 1497, when a fleet sent by the Duke of Medina Sidonia occupied the north African city of Melilla. [ 1 ] After the conquest of Granada by Spain and the fall of the Emirate of Granada the Mediterranean coast of the Sultanate of Fez became very unsettled, often raided by Barbary pirates or ...
Caligula assassinated the Mauretanian king in AD 40 and proclaimed the annexation of his kingdom. His successor Claudius organized the new territories, placing Rusadir within the province of Mauretania Tingitana. Pliny describes 1st-century Rusadir as a native hillfort (oppidum) and port (portus).
Melilla Fair (officially and in Spanish: Feria de Melilla) is held in Melilla, a Spanish enclave in North Africa and celebrated in honor of its Patron Saint, the Virgin of Victory and whose fairgrounds are located in the Multifunctional Esplanade of San Lorenzo, a modern environment for a traditional fair, close to the marina.