History UsefulNotes / Gibraltar

** Mayor: John Gonçalves

A small peninsula located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula near the southern tip of Spain, Gibraltar is a [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom British]] Overseas Territory in Southern Europe, and was where the Moors first landed in Europe (the name "Gibraltar" may be derived from the Arabic phrase Jabal Tariq, literally Tariq's mount, after an early leader of the Muslim conquest of Iberia), dominated by the famed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar]]. It is the only part of the UK in mainland Europe, and one of the only two British territories where people drive on the right side of the road, the other being the UsefulNotes/BritishIndianOceanTerritory.

The British conquered the place in 1704 from Spain. The Spanish want it back, or at least dual sovereignty. The locals are highly against ''that'' (rejecting the proposal received just under '''99%''' of the vote, and Britain stated they will not enter into any agreement without strong support from locals), and they back up their argument rather convincingly with a piece of paper signed in 1713 by Spain at Utrecht giving up possession of Gibraltar ''forever''. Spain has periodically attempted to retake the Rock by force, such as during the aforementioned Great Siege, the longest endured by the British military (4 years), which saw feats of gallantry from both sides. During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler offered it to Francisco Franco in exchange for his support of the Axis war effort. Franco, however, demanded both Gibraltar ''and'' the remnants of the French Empire, which Hitler wasn't prepared to promise. Franco's intransigence was helped by the British bribing him and his top generals a vast amount of money into staying out. Still, the British prepared emergency plans in case Spain and/or Germany were to invade the place, and among those was a certain intelligence officer named Creator/IanFleming. The code name of those plans? "Operation Goldeneye".

The British conquered the place in 1704 from Spain. The Spanish want it back, or at least dual sovereignty. The locals are highly against ''that'' (rejecting the proposal received just under '''99%''' of the vote, and Britain stated they will not enter into any agreement without strong support from locals), and they back up their argument rather convincingly with a piece of paper signed in 1713 by Spain at Utrecht giving up possession of Gibraltar ''forever''. Spain has periodically attempted to retake the Rock by force, such as during the aforementioned Great Siege, the longest endured by the British military (4 years), which saw feats of gallantry from both sides. During UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler offered it to Francisco Franco in exchange for his support of the Axis war effort. Franco, however, demanded both Gibraltar ''and'' the remnants of the French Empire, which Hitler wasn't prepared to promise. Franco's intransigence was helped by the British bribing him and his top generals a vast amount of money into staying out.

* In ''Film/DasBoot'', when the German U-Boot is ordered to enter the Mediterranean from the Atlantic, the sailors are sure they are going to die, as the British used Gibraltar to close off access.

* In the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Cosmic]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Era]] timeline of the ''{{Franchise/Gundam}} franchise, ZAFT's largest planetside base is in Gibraltar. Athrun visits it at least once in each series, and notably in the second visit, he manages to ''escape'' from it when he's declared a traitor on trumped-up charges.

A small peninsula located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula near the southern tip of Spain, Gibraltar is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]] Overseas Territory in Southern Europe, and was where the Moors first landed in Europe (the name "Gibraltar" may be derived from the Arabic phrase Jabal Tariq, literally Tariq's mount, after an early leader of the Muslim conquest of Iberia), dominated by the famed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar]]. It is the only part of the UK in mainland Europe, and one of the only two British territories where people drive on the right side of the road, the other being the UsefulNotes/BritishIndianOceanTerritory.

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** Monarch: Elizbeth II

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* ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewOrder'': The victorious Nazis build the [[https://wolfenstein.fandom.com/wiki/Gibraltar_Bridge Gibaltar Bridge]], a superstructure meant to connect the European continent to Africa.

* The first scenes of ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'' show a military exercise on Gibraltar, in which Film/JamesBond and the other 00s participate.

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A small peninsula located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula near the southern tip of Spain, Gibraltar is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]] Overseas Territory in Southern Europe, and was where the Moors first landed in Europe (the name "Gibraltar" may be derived from the Arabic phrase Jabal Tariq, literally Tariq's mount, after an early leader of the Muslim conquest of Iberia), dominated by the famed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar]]. It is also the only part of the UK in mainland Europe, and one of the only two British territories where people drive on the right side of the road, the other being the UsefulNotes/BritishIndianOceanTerritory.

AKA The Rock, it remains an important military location for [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships the British Armed Forces]]. Gibraltar has over the years become synonymous with the notion of an impregnable fortress, with other prominent fortresses and military bases around the world ending up with the nickname "the Gibraltar of X". As one of the Pillars of Hercules, it is a vital access point from the Mediterranean into the North Atlantic. (Rather ironically, one of the proposed African Pillars of Hercules is... Monte Hacho, in Ceuta, which is a Spanish territory that would but for the vagaries of history be in UsefulNotes/{{Morocco}}. Naturally, the Moroccans are about as pleased with this arrangement as the Spaniards are about Gibraltar.)

A small peninsula located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula near the southern tip of Spain, Gibraltar is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]] Overseas Territory in Southern Europe, and was where the Moors first landed in Europe (the name "Gibraltar" may be derived from the Arabic phrase Jabal Tariq, literally Tariq's mount, after an early leader of the Muslim conquest of Iberia), dominated by the famed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar]]. It is also the only part of the UK in mainland Europe, and one of the only two British Overseas Territories where people drive on the right side of the road, the other being the UsefulNotes/BritishIndianOceanTerritory.

A small peninsula located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula near the southern tip of Spain, Gibraltar is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]] Overseas Territory in Southern Europe, and was where the Moors first landed in Europe (the name "Gibraltar" may be derived from the Arabic phrase Jabal Tariq, literally Tariq's mount, after an early leader of the Muslim conquest of Iberia), dominated by the famed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar]]. It is also the only part of the UK in mainland Europe, and one of the only two British Overseas Territories that drive on the right side of the road, the other being the UsefulNotes/BritishIndianOceanTerritory.

A small peninsula located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula near the southern tip of Spain, Gibraltar is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]] Overseas Territory in Southern Europe, and was where the Moors first landed in Europe (the name "Gibraltar" may be derived from the Arabic phrase Jabal Tariq, literally Tariq's mount, after an early leader of the Muslim conquest of Iberia), dominated by the famed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar]]. It is also the only part of the UK in mainland Europe.

A small peninsula located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula near the southern tip of Spain, Gibraltar is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]] Overseas Territory in Southern Europe, and was where the Moors first landed in Europe (the name "Gibraltar" may be derived from the Arabic phrase Jabal Tariq, literally Tariq's mount, after an early leader of the Muslim conquest of Iberia), dominated by the famed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar]].

A city-state located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula near the southern tip of Spain, Gibraltar is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]] Overseas Territory in Southern Europe, and was where the Moors first landed in Europe (the name "Gibraltar" may be derived from the Arabic phrase Jabal Tariq, literally Tariq's mount, after an early leader of the Muslim conquest of Iberia), dominated by the famed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar]].

Located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula near the southern tip of Spain, Gibraltar is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]] Overseas Territory in Southern Europe, and was where the Moors first landed in Europe (the name "Gibraltar" may be derived from the Arabic phrase Jabal Tariq, literally Tariq's mount, after an early leader of the Muslim conquest of Iberia), dominated by the famed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar]].

Gibraltar is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]] Overseas Territory in Southern Europe, located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula near the southern tip of Spain, and was where the Moors first landed in Europe (the name "Gibraltar" may be derived from the Arabic phrase Jabal Tariq, literally Tariq's mount, after an early leader of the Muslim conquest of Iberia), dominated by the famed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar]].

Gibraltar is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]] Overseas Territory in Southern Europe, located on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula near the southern tip of Spain, and was where the Moors first landed in Iberia (the name "Gibraltar" may be derived from the Arabic phrase Jabal Tariq, literally Tariq's mount, after an early leader of the Muslim conquest of Iberia), dominated by the famed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar]].

Gibraltar is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} British]] Overseas Territory located in the southwest Mediterranean Sea near the southern tip of Spain and bordering that country by land to the north, and was where the Moors first landed in Southern Europe (the name "Gibraltar" may be derived from the Arabic phrase Jabal Tariq, literally Tariq's mount, after an early leader of the Muslim conquest of Iberia), dominated by the famed [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar]].