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A large British naval base was constructed there at great expense at the end of the 19th century and became the backbone of Gibraltar's economy. British control of Gibraltar enabled the Allies to control the entrance to the Mediterranean during the Second World War.
British sovereignty over Gibraltar was confirmed in later treaties signed in Seville (1729) and the Treaty of Paris (1783). Reclamation of the territory became government policy under the dictatorial regime of Francisco Franco, and this policy has remained in place under successive governments following the Spanish transition to democracy.
Gibraltar held the tenet of British law, jus soli, making children of aliens born in Gibraltar British by birth, and therefore they became an irremovable liability to the colony. [6] Residents with temporary work permits could have children in Gibraltar and upset the system of exclusion. [ 6 ]
An aerial view Gibraltar from the air, looking north-west. Gibraltar (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ b r ɔː l t ər / ⓘ jib-RAWL-tər, Spanish: [xiβɾalˈtaɾ]) is a British Overseas Territory [a] and city [6] located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean (Strait of Gibraltar).
1497 – Gibraltar became the main base in the conquest of Melilla by the troops of the Duke of Medina Sidonia. 1501 2 December – Acknowledging the importance of the town, the Catholic Monarchs asked the Duke of Medina Sidonia for the return of Gibraltar to the domains of the crown. The Duke accepted the Royal request and ceded the town to ...
Any Gibraltarian who is a British Overseas Territories citizen and/or a British citizen, was a citizen of the European Union until Brexit, and enjoyed freedom of movement in the European Union. On 31 December 2020, the governments of Spain and the United Kingdom began negotiating a deal to allow Gibraltar to join the Schengen area . [ 2 ]
Gibraltar has been under British rule since 1704. It lies near the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, almost entirely surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea (the Bay of Gibraltar to the west, the Strait of Gibraltar to the south, the Alboran Sea to the east and Spain to the north). It is one of only two British overseas territories in ...
Gibraltar held a referendum on whether or not to share sovereignty with Spain. 98.48% of voters rejected the proposal in favour of remaining solely a British overseas territory with only 1.02% supporting the proposal. Falkland Islands: 11 March: 2013: Falkland Islanders voted in favour of remaining a British overseas territory by 99.8% to 0.2%.