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The Gibraltar PortalGibraltar (/dʒɪˈbrɔːltər,-ˈbrɒl-/ ⓘjih-BRAWL-tər, -BROL-,Spanish:[xiβɾalˈtaɾ]) is aBritish Overseas Territory andcity located at the southern tip of theIberian Peninsula, on theBay of Gibraltar, near the exit of theMediterranean Sea into theAtlantic Ocean (Strait of Gibraltar). It has an area of 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) and isbordered to the north bySpain (Campo de Gibraltar). The landscape is dominated by theRock of Gibraltar, at the foot of which is a densely populated town area. Gibraltar is home to around 34,000 people, primarilyGibraltarians. Gibraltar was founded as a permanent watchtower by theAlmohads in 1160. It switched control between theNasrids,Castilians andMarinids in theLate Middle Ages, acquiring larger strategic clout upon the destruction of nearbyAlgecirasc. 1375. It became again part of the Crown of Castile in 1462. In 1704, Anglo-Dutch forcescaptured Gibraltar from Spain during theWar of the Spanish Succession, and it was ceded toGreat Britain in perpetuity under theTreaty of Utrecht in 1713. It became an important base for theRoyal Navy, particularly during theNapoleonic Wars andWorld War II, as it controlled thenarrow entrance and exit to theMediterranean Sea, theStrait of Gibraltar, with half the world's seaborne trade passing through it. The sovereignty of Gibraltar is a point of contention inAnglo-Spanish relations as Spain assertsa claim to the territory. Gibraltarians overwhelmingly rejected proposals for Spanish sovereignty in a1967 referendum, and for shared sovereignty in a2002 referendum. Nevertheless, Gibraltar maintains close economic and cultural links with Spain, with many Gibraltarians speaking Spanish as well as a local dialect known asLlanito. (Full article...) Selected article -show anotherFlat Bastion Road is a road inGibraltar, theBritish Overseas Territory at the southern end of theIberian Peninsula. The road runs north–south, providing views of the city andBay of Gibraltar. Previously known inSpanish asSenda del Moro (English:Path of the Moor), the traditionalLlanito name for the road isCuesta de Mr. Bourne. The road angles along the west side of theRock of Gibraltar to theFlat Bastion, a fortification. Married quarters were built along the road. In the nineteenth century there were outbreaks ofyellow fever in the 1820s and ofdiphtheria in the 1880s among the residents, apparently due to faulty sewers. Developments included, in the 1830s a school for poor children which remained in use as a school into the early twentieth century and a club where masked balls were held. In modern times the bastion's magazine has been refurbished for civilian use, the barracks have been converted into affordable housing, and parking has become an issue. (Full article...) Selected picturePhoto credit:User:RedCoat10 ABarbary Macaque (Macaca sylvana) inGibraltar. TheRock of Gibraltar is home tothe last wild monkey population in all ofEurope, where popular belief holds that as long as Barbary Macaques exist on Gibraltar, the territory will remain under British rule. Selected quote
SubcategoriesSelected biography -show anotherSir John Leake byGodfrey Kneller Admiral of the FleetSir John Leake (4 July 1656 – 21 August 1720) was aRoyal Navy officer and politician. As a junior officer he saw action at theBattle of Texel during theThird Anglo-Dutch War. Leake then distinguished himself when he led the convoy that broke the barricading boom atCulmore Fort thereby lifting thesiege of Derry during theWilliamite War in Ireland. As a captain he saw action in some of the heaviest fighting (70 of his men were killed) at theBattle of Barfleur and was also involved in a successful attack on the French ships at theBattle of La Hogue during theNine Years' War. Leake went on to be Commander-in-Chief,Newfoundland and then, as a flag officer, served as Second-in-Command to AdmiralGeorge Rooke at theCapture of Gibraltar and he commanded the vanguard in theBattle of Málaga during theWar of the Spanish Succession. He later returned to Gibraltar with a combined English, Dutch and Portuguese force of 35 ships and defeatedBaron de Pointis at theBattle of Cabrita Point. (Full article...) Did you know...
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