History+of+Gibraltar

=History:= There is evidence of human habitation in Gibraltar is from as far as Neanderthal man, a kind of homo genus. And this was thousands of years BC.

The name Gibraltar comes from Tarik, a leader in earlier Spain. Who in around year 711 after Christ conquered Gibraltar and ordered to build a castle to be sure of the connection to Africa would contain. The Spanish people were settled in Gibraltar in 1309. Under the Spanish succession war Gibraltar was captured by British and Dutch combat forces in 1704, and Gibraltar went to England at the Utrecht Treaty in 1713 and has since been a British overseas territory. At the opening of Suez Canal got Gibraltar more important by the Allies. During the Second World War Gibraltar played an important role the Allies, this was because of the location in the Mediterranean Sea. In the Second World War there were Headquarters, the naval and an air base at Gibraltar. After the British fleet action against Oran in July 1940, Gibraltar was bombed by French planes, and later repeated by Italian and German flights.

Spain has, after the Second World War, repeatedly said that they have claim on Gibraltar. At the UN request in 1967 it was held a referendum if Gibraltar should be with Spain. But there was an overwhelming majority against annexation with Spain (1238 votes against 44). After the referendum Spain closed the border in 1969 – 85. Spain has maintained its claim to Gibraltar. Spain proposed in 1961 that Gibraltar should have a self – government with a Spanish and a British predominance, but Gibraltar rejected it later. It was again proposed in 2002, but 99% of the citizens said no. Because of Spain did not break trough of any of their proposal, Spain has blocked the Gibraltar connection to EU. Spain and Britain have still worked together to finish the extensive smuggling trough the colony. The EU has pushed to put an end at the controversy, and they have obliged the governments to the countries and Gibraltar to work for a future solution.



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