Spanish protectorate in Morocco
The Spanish protectorate in Morocco was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain[1] 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 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 |
Spanish Protectorate In Morocco Media
Marcha Real (1915)
Moment of the signing of the Treaty by which the Spanish Protectorate was created, November 27, 1912
Stamps of Spanish protectorate in Morocco
Ruinas de una base militar española en el Rif, cerca de Chauen.
Berbers carrying captured rifles during Rif war, including a Mauser 1893 and a French Berthier carbine
Walter Mittelholzer's traveling companions playing ball on the beach of Cape Juby, image between 1930 and 1931.
1920 map of Spanish Morocco
Residence of the Spanish High Commissioner in Tétouan, ca. 1920; absorbed in the late 1950s into the Royal Palace of Tétouan
French and Spanish protectorates on Morocco from 1912 until 1956
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