Spanish protectorate in Morocco

The Spanish protectorate in Morocco was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain that made the Spanish-influenced part in Morocco into a formal protectorate.

Spanish Protectorate in Morocco Protectorado español en Marruecos الحماية الإسبانية على المغرب
1912–1956
Anthem:
Map of Spanish Morocco with its Northern (Spanish Morocco proper) and Southern (Cape Juby) zones
Status	Protectorate of Spain
Capital	Tetuán
Common languages	Spanish (official, administrative) Berber Arabic Tetuani Ladino or Haketia
Religion	Roman Catholic Judaism Islam (majority)
Sultan
• 1912–1927	Yusef
• 1927–1956	Mohammed V
High Commissioner
• 1913 (first)	Felipe Alfau Mendoza
• 1951–1956 (last)	Rafael García Valiño
History
•	27 November 1912
•	7 April 1956
Currency	Spanish peseta
Preceded by Succeeded by 1912: Alaouite Sultanate 1926: Rif Republic 1921: Rif Republic 1924: Tangier International Zone 1956: Kingdom of Morocco

Spanish Protectorate In Morocco Media

• Marcha Real (1915)

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  Moment of the signing of the Treaty by which the Spanish Protectorate was created, November 27, 1912

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  Stamps of Spanish protectorate in Morocco

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  Spanish territorial boundary changes in Northwest Africa per the treaties of 1885, 1900, 1902, 1904, and 1912.

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  Ruinas de una base militar española en el Rif, cerca de Chauen.

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  Berbers carrying captured rifles during Rif war, including a Mauser 1893 and a French Berthier carbine

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  Walter Mittelholzer's traveling companions playing ball on the beach of Cape Juby, image between 1930 and 1931.

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  1920 map of Spanish Morocco

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  Residence of the Spanish High Commissioner in Tétouan, ca. 1920; absorbed in the late 1950s into the Royal Palace of Tétouan

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  French and Spanish protectorates on Morocco from 1912 until 1956