Spanish North Africa

E149583

former colonial region historical region

Spanish North Africa refers to the group of territories and enclaves historically controlled by Spain along the northern coast of Africa, including places like Ceuta and Melilla.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Spanish North Africa canonical	7
Spanish West Africa	4
Spanish Africa	2
Spanish Morocco	2
Spanish North Africa (historical)	1
Spanish Protectorate in Morocco	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former colonial region ⓘ historical region ⓘ
administrativeLink	Spanish Sahara ⓘ surface form: Spanish West Africa
airPresence	Spanish Air Force ⓘ
borderedBy	French North Africa ⓘ Morocco ⓘ
coastType	Mediterranean coast ⓘ
colonialPower	Spain ⓘ
conflict	Ifni War ⓘ Rif War ⓘ War of Tétouan ⓘ surface form: Spanish–Moroccan War (1859–1860)
country	Spain ⓘ
currentStatusOfCeuta	Spanish autonomous city ⓘ
currentStatusOfMelilla	Spanish autonomous city ⓘ
decolonizationProcess	20th century decolonization of Africa ⓘ
disputedBy	Morocco ⓘ
ethnicGroups	Amazigh ⓘ surface form: Amazigh (Berbers) Arabs ⓘ Spaniards ⓘ
formerTerritory	Cape Juby ⓘ Ifni ⓘ Rif region ⓘ Spanish Protectorate in Morocco ⓘ
governingSystem	Spanish colonial administration ⓘ
hasPart	Cape Juby ⓘ Ceuta ⓘ Ifni ⓘ Islas Chafarinas ⓘ Melilla ⓘ Peñón de Alhucemas ⓘ Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera ⓘ Rif Republic ⓘ surface form: Rif Protectorate Spanish Protectorate in Morocco ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	North Africa ⓘ
locatedOn	Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
militaryPresence	Spanish Army ⓘ
navalPresence	Spanish Navy ⓘ
partOf	Spanish Empire ⓘ
relatedTo	Canary Islands ⓘ Spanish Sahara ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
successorState	Morocco ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Morocco

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ceuta → historicalRegion → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

Regulares → origin → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Protectorate in Morocco

Regulares → garrison → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish North Africa (historical)

Ifni War → location → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish West Africa

French Morocco → sharesTerritoryWith → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Morocco

French Morocco → neighbour → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Morocco

Captain General → usedIn → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Africa

Regulares (Moroccan troops) → basedIn → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

Coat of arms of Melilla → associatedWith → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

Royal Walls of Ceuta → locatedIn → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

Ifni → partOf → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish West Africa

Ifni–Sahara War → colonialTerritoryInvolved → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish West Africa

Ifni enclave → formerColonialStatus → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish West Africa

Spanish Army of Africa → operatedIn → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

Crown of Spain → hasPart → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Africa

Monte Hacho → partOf → Spanish North Africa ⓘ

Melilla Regulares Group → associatedWith → Spanish North Africa ⓘ