The rivalry Between Spain and Great Britain for the Peñón de Gibraltar, it goes back to 1713 with the signing of the Trecht Treaty. More than 300 years ago, both countries argue for Gibraltar's sovereignty. With the signing of the Treaty Spain gave the city and the Peñón de Gibraltar to Great Britain after the War of Succession and since then has claimed it.
After the last movements, The strategic command of the British Armed Forces in Gibraltar He has reported that on July 9 and 12, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., military maneuvers will be held in Gibraltar. AND The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain has filed a formal diplomatic complaint to the United Kingdom by the recent maneuvers carried out by the Royal Navy.
The princess of Asturias, Leonor de Bourbon, will embark as a guide on Saturday, June 14
The problem is that Spain considers those waters under its sovereignty, in the vicinity of Gibraltar. The British Armed Forces informed the citizens of their future movements: “Citizens are informed that during the maneuvers the soldiers will patrol with a complete uniform and with weapons (downloaded)”Apuntan.
They are the Third military maneuvers that are made in the rock in five months. And they will take place just a month after which the European Union and the United Kingdom reach an agreement on the status of Gibraltar.
In the city of Seville, there is also the Morón de la Frontera Air Base
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The official position From Spain is that Gibraltar is a colony. The Foreign Ministry underlines that since the 70s, Figure in the United Nations list of “non -autonomous territories pending decolonization.”
