Why did Spain give up Gibraltar?

Why did Spain give up Gibraltar?
The Iberian Peninsula encompasses the territories of Portugal, Spain, and Andorra, as well as part of France and Great Britain…the latter, often being forgotten. But, while the homeland of the former British Empire floats a bit further north than the peninsula, what some don’t always remember is that just below the borders of Spain sits a tiny, yet crucial, piece of land known as Gibraltar. And Gibraltar belongs to the British.
Looking at a map of Europe, however, begs the question: why does Britain own Gibraltar? Why isn’t it part of Spain instead?...
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[@kepckatherinec805]

I visited Gibraltar 12 years ago and fell in love with the place and its people! During my visit, I learned many of the historical details outlined in this video that relate to Gibraltar’s ongoing connection with Britain. One thing not mentioned in the video is that citizens of Gibraltar enjoy benefits the same benefits as British citizens, such as higher education and healthcare, which provide a higher standard of living than is common in Spain. On a side note, a Gibraltar restaurant served me the BEST fish and chips I have ever eaten. Absolutely delicious!

[@jal051]

The enjoy so many benefits that they pass over to Spain when they need to be hospitalized. It's one of their main complaints since brexit (they complaint to Spain, tho. As if Spain had anything to do with it).

[@JayKay-on2gr]

Gibraltar is a shithole. I used to stop there often during time working on boats.

[@albertomunoyerro5562]

​@@jal051they should not be allowed to go to a spanish hospital

[@carlsfh1714]

​@@albertomunoyerro5562no bc they are british, go to united Kingdom if they beed hospital

[@Gloriaimperial1]

Spain has the best public health system in Europe, and the highest life expectancy in Europe. Gibraltar's standard of living is with tax havens stealing money needed for social services from other countries.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Gibraltar name origin: The name is derived from the Arabic "Jabal Ṭāriq" which means "Mount of Tariq". Named after the 8th-century Moorish military leader Tariq ibn Ziyad. This continues to be its name in Arabic. As for its ancient history: Evidence of Neanderthal habitation in Gibraltar from around 50,000 years ago has been discovered at Gorham's Cave. Gibraltar was regarded by the peoples of the Mediterranean as a place of religious and symbolic importance. The Phoenicians were present for several centuries since around 950 BC, apparently using Gorham's Cave as a shrine to the genius loci, as did the Carthaginians and Romans after them. Gibraltar was then known as Mons Calpe, and it was considered by Romans and Greeks as a pillar of Hercules.

[@minhazkhan8188]

You are right brother 💞

[@totoitekelcha7628]

Muslim claim everything but invented nothing.

[@Baller474]

KIM JONG-UN ?

[@gagamba9198]

What was its name before the Moors invaded and colonised?

[@peterlivesey8599]

Well nownit in Christian hands .So sod off Muslims 😅

[@cambs0181]

Gibraltar, it's actually more British than Britain. When I went there they actually had a pub in the supermarket.

[@jiminverness]

​@Jabs05 _"That is why they all speak Spanish."_ What is why they all speak Spanish?

[@onlinealiasuk]

@Jabs05 incidentally the decline of Spanish in Gibraltar has been in the news this week if you google it . Also its worth pointing out that lots of places speak Spanish which arn't Spanish as lots of places speak English which arn't English

[@rowan9978]

@Jabs05 If you live so close and next to another country you will learn some words, Gibraltar is a lovely place to live in corruption and money laundering takes place in your government aswell or have you not seen the wesminster accounts? How they have fake companies donating to them. Despite the occasional drug smuggling into Spain, Gibraltar has an incredibly low crime rate unlike the rest of the UK. Considering we’re much smaller and overcrowded our streets are regularly clean I bet you don’t have any excuse as to why in some cities in the UK the roads are not maintained, not cleaned and left to rot. I think I’d much rather go and hang out with the rich and their “dirty money” than go out and get stabbed in a dirty street.

[@timphillips9954]

@Jabs05 Idiot, have you been there?

[@slyfoxx8540]

​@Jabs05 and yet they want to stay British.....by a huge margin.

[@jonjon2767]

Im Gibraltarian, its surprising and nice to see my very tiny irrelevant homeland getting a little bit of attention :-)

[@fonsi8347]

@@hugomartinez2387 No, en el propio video te dice que los españoles se fueron de gibraltar, es un colono ingles.

[@jonjon2767]

@@hugomartinez2387 Nope, my family name is Italian so ethnically I'm not Spanish. My Great Great Grandfather was from there who migrated. Though im British since I was born & live here, and raised with a British education. Also have a few family members back in the UK, who Ive visited many times. No hate toward Spaniards though, I like Spain also, just not so much their government.

[@hugomartinez2387]

@@jonjon2767 You are a brittish colonizer of foreign land in the XXI century.

[@sof5858]

Fuck Spain Jon Jon......Rule Brittiana 🇬🇧🇬🇮

[@exia00z57]

It should go back to Spain

[@TheArchemman]

The one time Spain had a chance to retake Gibraltar, Franco refused. Why? Because picking a side that might lose, will cost Spain more than Gibraltar. In the end, remaining neutral, for the most part, was best for Spain. And Gibraltar remains British.

[@carloslozano-f1u]

Lo que habría que hacer es potenciar económicamente la línea y asfixiar a la colonia inglesa, exigir que se cumpla estrictamente el tratado de ultrech , que se vuele el aeropuerto y que se marchen los colonizadores devolviendo el territorio a sus legítimos dueños españoles

[@crazyduck156]

⁠@@carloslozano-f1u >economic strength >spain Pick one

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Gibraltar has a pretty neat flag! It's the only British Overseas Territory flag to not have the Union flag on the upper left corner of the flag! The flag was adopted in November 1982 and is based on the coat of arms of Gibraltar, granted by Royal Warrant from Queen Isabella I of Castile in July 1502! The castle represents Gibraltar's status as a strategic fortress, while the key represents Gibraltar being the key to the Mediterranean. The largest battle of the American Revolution by number of combatants didn't even take place in what's now the US! It was actually that time you mentioned Spain tried to take Gibraltar from 1779 to 1783! Spain, joining the side of France, saw Gibraltar as their primary aim. Spain and France had a combined strength of 65,000 while Britain and Hanover defended Gibraltar with 7,500 and 12 gunboats! The assault was a humiliating failure, and a British relief convoy under Howe sneaking in past a barricade and joining the garrison in October 1782 sealed the deal

[@Sereno44]

My grandmother was born and raised in Gibraltar. She was so proud of it. Her family moved to New York, where she met a son of an Italian and got married. Then they moved to Costa Rica. My mom visited Gibraltar on 2011.

[@sroberts605]

What a globe-trotter!

[@Erased_UnityXDX]

The fact that people are comparing this to Ceuta and Melilla They're two total different cases since Spain had Ceuta and Melilla before the existance of Morroco And the UN recognizes Gibraltar has a colony

[@Erased_UnityXDX]

@@satiresaturn8783 No they were not part of the spanish protectorate of Morroco, and again, they were part of Spain before the concept of Morroco even begun

[@toltpl]

@@satiresaturn8783 Lower Hispania (HIspanic diocesis of the north of africa) during the roman empires existed as a defined and recognized territoritory belonging to the Roman empire... so ceuta, melilla, half of marocco, tunisia, north argelia should be Spanish again.... if We take your argumentation then

[@zigongosaurus5274]

A colony that has been owned by Britain longer than it ever was by Spain, and was formally relinquished by Spain. It is not Spanish. End of.

[@Erased_UnityXDX]

@@zigongosaurus5274 I would like to argue but ik you're not gonna change your mind

[@carlos_93]

Ya pero ¿sabes lo que pasa? Que estás en un canal anglo y aquí están todos de acuerdo en lo mismo: Gibraltar británico y España que se joda. Da igual que informándose veas que Ceuta, Melilla y Gibraltar no se tratan igual ante la comunidad internacional. Nadie reconoce los reclamos marroquíes sobre esas dos ciudades y Gibraltar está dentro del comité de descolonización. También Hong Kong fue británico y cedido a perpetuidad y... ¿qué pasó? Si España fuera China (o India, que invadió y anexó la Goa portuguesa) ya habría recuperado Gibraltar. Por otro lado, yo soy de los que cree que si España quiere recuperar ese territorio debe invitar a su gente a formar parte. Ver en qué les puede beneficiar formar parte de España. No se me ocurre otra manera. Y no es cierto que seamos un país pseudofascista, con una monarquía decrépita y gente vaga, como muchos comentaros he leído. Saludos.

[@originaltanman]

Same thing happened in Texas and Hawaii… Americans overtook the land, filled it up with their population and when a statehood referendum was made obvisouly the people felt American yet native Hawaiians or Mexican in Texas didn’t like it

[@ludai602]

Gibraltar have a lot of mixed race with latin speaking...not same

[@chris1806]

That's why the world is messed up and the same thieves point their dirty fingers at Russia now.

[@widodoakrom3938]

Yep

[@cesarzpontu8886]

There were almost no mexicans in Texas

[@pipercharms7374]

I do like videos like this because I feel like when people think about Gibraltar, they thinking oh it's a territory that the british are refusing to let go of but not realising that the people of Gibraltar they voted to remain british a number of times, its not the UK's goverments choice but the people from Gibraltars choice, as it should be.

[@asparadog]

Also many local Spanish nearby rely on Gibraltar for income; something that Madrid often forgets.

[@drazig7579]

of course they are going to want to remain British, because they were born British, imagine that for more important reasons you had to leave your house and when you come back a family has settled there and they have had children and everything, you can't take them out Force obviously but they don't want to leave even if you ask them to, you call the police and when they arrive they ask the children if they want to leave the house where they live or go find a life somewhere else, obviously they won't want to even if what their parents did is illegal for them that house has always belonged to them so it creates a moral dilemma, it is unfair for Spain not to be able to recover their territory but it is also unfair for the people who were born in Gibraltar. Britain had another similar problem with China in the Hong Kong territory and they solved it, but for some reason they refuse to do it with weaker countries like Spain, Argentina, Honduras, etc. So in this case referendums are practically useless.

[@pipercharms7374]

​@@drazig7579 Apart from the fact this goes back generations, your right they were born british but they were also born in Gibraltar which is their home and they have EVERY right to decide what to do with THEIR home. Also Hong Kong was leased in the first place, Gibraltar had no such agreement.

[@llama878]

​​​@@pipercharms7374 ok, so im going to take a terrytory for your country, im going to make It a tax Heaven, im going to keep it for decades and then were going to do a referendum, are you ok with that?

[@pipercharms7374]

@@llama878 I’m confused with what your asking here. Am I in the territory that was taken for generations? Then I would feel at home with what I know and wouldn’t want to change it but I would like the fact I have a right to choose. If you mean another country has taken an territory that belongs to my country, then again yes I would be fine with that because I don’t live there, it’s not my home and the ones who call it home should decide. They have lived their for generations, not me. If all countries went back to who they first belonged to then your ripping many people away from their homes and plopping them down in a unfamiliar culture and possibly language without giving them personally a right to choose which I see as wrong.

[@coling3957]

An old pal of mine is Gibraltarian. Many have Spanish surnames, and English first names. The referendums were telling. Ppl who voted against remaining British were often embarrassed publicly. The people of the Rock love being British. UK has been a parliamentary democracy while Spain has swerved from autocratic monarchy, to far left republican to fascist recency to a modern constitutional monarchy .. choosing between UK and Spain is a no brainer to the people of Gibraltar.

[@fernandoten6002]

466 / 5.000 Resultados de traducción Resultado de traducción Suppose the citizens of Gibraltar are subjected to a predatory tax regime by Great Britain as the Spaniards on the other side of the border suffer, suppose also that Spain then offers Gibraltarians for the next 300 years the tax status it enjoys now Gibraltar and that has turned it into a tax haven and that allows its citizens to enjoy a very high level of income, after 5 years the referendum is held agai

[@jonayz8655]

You have no idea of what you are talking about. According to the Economist ( the prestigious British economic mgazine) Spain is one of the only 20 full democracies of this planet. Even though I couln't care less about what either the economist or an idiot like you thinks I just don't want your lies to prevail before the public. Spain is a parliamentary democracy in some aspects more democratic than the UK, at least we are not a theocracy, (your head of state is also head of a 'national church of england'), we don't have unelected chambers like your 'house of the Lords'. We live in a secular state and our king, unlike yours, cannot ban any laws that don't suit his interests.

[@jonayz8655]

Gibraltarians want to remain British because they want to preserve their fiscal priviledges and their money laundering which is the true reason of their success.

[@johnburns4017]

@@fernandoten6002 From 1967 to 1985 Gibralarians suffered economic hardship, yet never moved from being British. They cannot be bought.

[@51tomtomtom]

as usual : some questions exist just for not-participants !

[@shipwreckedpoet3]

Great short history lesson! I like your channel, perfect to play in the morning or at night to start or end the day. Keep them coming.

[@cmdreftilon9786]

From history point of view, while Spain was neutral during WW2, it was beneficial for the world that the gate to enter the Mediterranean sea was under control of the British

[@crpse-qf6rh]

@@AntiFurry927 everyone but the spanish because free passage

[@UnholyWrath3277]

​@@AntiFurry927well unless you wanted to speak german japanese or italian while supporting the nazis it was pretty dam beneficial to you

[@sticlavoda5632]

​@@UnholyWrath3277 how are you so absolutely uneducated?

[@ErickX22P]

Not really benficial fo us though. Allies were nothing but enemies for us.

[@thegaminganimationstudio7976]

​​​​@@AntiFurry927 Well unless you wanted Europe to speak German its likley better that it was British and not Spanish given that Franco was friendly with Hitler and that Spain was far closer with Germany and especially Italy than it was with the Allied Powers. Besides dont forget how Imperialist the Spanish also were in their day having territories across almost all of the known world and in almost every populated continent in the world as they say what comes around goes around.

[@eezy9872]

Spain owns two territories in Morocco - Ceuta and Melilla - which undermines their claim to Gibraltar somewhat. Also Franco did owe gratitude to Britain for enabling his rise to power by smuggling him from the Canary Islands to Morocco, therefore sparking the Spanish Civil War. We did that as we were worried Spain was about to become a communist state.

[@radamspse]

yes people forget that Spain still occupies territories across the straits in Africa, once they divest themselves of these "colonies" they may have somewhat of an argument to claim Gibraltar

[@ignacio4159]

Ceuta and Melilla were both taken long before Morocco as a nation existed. Unlike Gibraltar taken from Spain during its succession war.

[@Snookmeistergeneral]

@@ignacio4159 After Spain was humbled and gave it away, you forgot to mention.

[@aymanayman1199]

@@ignacio4159 who old marrakech and fez or madrid barcelona morocco existed 789 by idris1

[@alexanderkovalyov5211]

Please, do not fight. After all, with things in europe going the way they are, both sides should start learning Russian, lol...

[@HerrKendys_Kulturkanal]

During the American Revolution Hanoverian soldiers actually played a crucial role in Gibraltars defence

[@timphillips9954]

The Brits were a lot more worried by the French at the time than the Yanks which was only a far off side show.

[@conorwilliam2558]

was out there for 6 week back in 2016 loved it would move there if it was not so expensive, determined to retire there. Great video I did not know the history in depth.

[@goughrmp]

At this point, Gibraltar has been under British rule far longer than it was under Spain

[@Valencetheshireman927]

When was it first under Spain?

[@quimera7012]

@@Valencetheshireman927 from 1469 to 1704

[@Valencetheshireman927]

@@quimera7012 Ah, thank you.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

so if russia occupies Ukraine long enough, then it makes it okay?

[@maxosborne1693]

@@user-op8fg3ny3j no?

[@scottsanders6284]

It’s a myth that the inhabitants are all British. It’s about 25% of each Spanish and British. Genoese/Italian are about another 20% and Portuguese and Moroccan account for around 10% each as well. It is a very diverse place.

[@chris1806]

What about the land!

[@drxym]

I like Gibraltar but it's also a weird place - it's like a pokey British town on the side of a mountain and everything is in miniature - small highstreet, small supermarkets etc. since space is at a premium. There is absolutely no doubt at all that the people living there consider themselves British and have no intention of uniting with Spain. The funny part is Spain also has enclaves in Morocco and there is a little bit of "you too" going on whenever they complain about Gibraltar.

[@albertomunoyerro5562]

No they are spanish and Gibraltar a colony. They have been peninsular since roman times, when ceuta was part of the iberia region, while Gibraltar is a colony, where they killed the population and force a new one that would bote for themselfs. Learn history and then you speak. Appart from that ceuta and melilla didn't need to take aut their morrocan side, while the spanish were masacrated in gibraltar.

[@albertomunoyerro5562]

@@satiresaturn8783 the protectorate,but ceuta was not conquer they choose to stay with spain in the Portuguese war for independence

[@anthonygreen2100]

Cueta was part of Portugal until 1580. Phillip the Second of Spain became king of Portugal in 1580 during the Union of the Crowns. When that ended and Portugal regained her independence in 1640, Spain retained Cueta - as a colonising power. What were you saying about knowing your history?

[@Carmen-jj5tf]

@@anthonygreen2100 The historical fact is that Ceuta decided to remain part of Spain.. Wouldn’t you be relying on British sources? 😂😂😂

[@jiminverness]

Spain sometimes rattles on about wanting Britain's enclave of Gibraltar, but are they willing to surrender their own enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla to Morocco?

[@sanchoodell6789]

🇪🇸 *GILBRALTAR IS A PART OF SPAIN* 🇪🇸😊 So get use to it. Never mind *OUR* own enclaves. That's *OUR* own business. *GET YOUR OCCUPYING BRITISH TROOPS OUT OF OUR COUNTRY! NOW!* 😮🚫🇬🇧🚮🗑️↘️🚽 Or we will send in the *SPANISH ARMADA* They'll kick your British arses out!

[@kippsguitar6539]

Yes and Spain owns Portugal? No because of British protection

[@sanchoodell6789]

@@kippsguitar6539 Spain 'n' Portugal are (almost) the same country. Portugal is more like a region (of Spain) such as Galicia or Catalunya etc. than a "proper" country!

[@neilferguson5940]

@@sanchoodell6789 Have you said that too a Portugiese resident.

[@paulneedham9885]

@@sanchoodell6789 What a numpty!! 😂 😂 Funnily enough, many people in the regions you mentioned dont want to be a colony of Spain anymore. Will you give them the oppurtunity to vote? No.

[@Jay-wz4sb]

3:07 -- Actually, Spain did not lose Florida as a result of the American Revolutionary War of 1776. And, in fact, it did not "lose" Florida. It was sold to the U.S. in 1819 for $5 million.

[@GXSergio]

"sold" the US never paid

[@brandonlyon730]

@@GXSergio I don’t think Spain paid for Florida with the natives beforehand.

[@sashamellon822]

Gibraltar is amazing . It’s so British you feel you are in the UK as soon as you cross the border

[@kaliyuga1476]

Except the people speaking spanish

[@sashamellon822]

@@kaliyuga1476 they all speak English too

[@caniconcananas7687]

Yes. When you cross the Spanish border and enter Gibraltar on June, suddenly you need to put on your coat because the weather is the same you can expect at Blackness Castle, equally surrounded of water, that of the Firth of Forth. That is, 20 ºC less than beyond the Spanish border. And the Sun somehow slows down its way across the sky to lenghten the day 3 hours and make up for those 20º of latitude from the Table of King Arthur to Gibraltar. Of course, the most British place in Gibraltar is the great mosque of Ibrahim at Levanter way. You can feel there as if you were beside the sepultures of Churchill, Wellington and so many other great British men and women at Saint Paul's Cathedral. And the people, with so many Italian surnames, mostly Catholics, make you feel as confortable as surrounded by your neighbours at Eglwyswrw's little Anglican church. Gibraltar is soooo British. 🥰

[@shsh-he5qg]

Apart from the sun 😂, couldn’t be more compared further more to uk than anywhere ! Does not feel like in uk 100% !! Apart from the fake coppers and letter boxes. Nothing else is the same

[@sashamellon822]

@@shsh-he5qg rubbish!

[@PeterMaddison2483]

I was in Gibraltar in the late 80's. Though, not as a civillian, I was in the Army (TA) on exercise. Though it was more of a holiday as we only really did our training at night in the tunnels due to the heat and in the day, we were adventure training (with 2RGJ, who were a great bunch). We did get to see quite a bit and was allowed to cross the border into Spain. There's more pubs per square mile in Gibraltar than we have in anywhere in the UK.

[@greengardengreen6666]

What!!! More pubs per square mile!! Where did that análisis of yours comes from!! As a Gibraltarian, Firstly Gibraltar today, in 2023,,is not a ragged military outcrop as some ex military personnel puts its we are trying to make best of the situation the Uk has put us in after Brexit. Our economy is based on the finance centre, online gaming, tourism, ship bunkering and others. We are trying to do our best to clean the image which, though at the time it was important, the military stiffness that once existed before, as it was at the time, Them & Us poor minions. Today, though a British Overseas Territory (a new terminology call it a colony) we have gone a long way, we manage our own taxes and our own affairs, and taking into account the situation we are in, we are not doing to bad.

[@PeterMaddison2483]

@@greengardengreen6666 I'm only repeating what I was told when I went over there, don't kill the messenger 😁

[@TheBobbyel]

Maybe do a video on Spains colonies in Africa. Ceuta and Mellilia.

[@alegp97]

dude those where spanish before morocco&collonialism existed

[@ARCPolus]

Do you even know what the word colony means or are you just coping?

[@nizarassoufi-mo5wt]

@@alegp97 morocco existe before ur contry

[@kirilkerinkov6805]

I have spent a week in Gibraltar last year, very beautiful place. I am currently living and working on the Isle of Man, but I am thinking of relocating to Gibraltar.

[@jonathantrotter8544]

I used to drive a truck to Gibraltar and as a Gibraltarian once said “you have to be sadistic to want to ruled by the Spanish”

[@albertomunoyerro5562]

Better that a colony. If spain had to abandon Sahara and guinea why the British don't decolonise

[@marcind4644]

Millions of Brits and others nations living in Spain don't mind it. The reason why Spain will never be popular in Gibraltar are the low taxes, and subsidies combined with special treatment from the UK. If they had the same rules as in the UK, who knows what they would chose.

[@albertomunoyerro5562]

@@marcind4644 no, is because they are culturally british because they expulsen the spanish.

[@evilstorm5954]

They didn’t give it up, the Royal Marines took it. It is the only Battle Honour on the Regimental Battle Flag of the Royal Marines.

[@adrianchurch5542]

The Spanish did give Gibraltar up. The Royal Marines, along with 400 Dutch Marines captured the Rock on 25 July 1704. They then withstood two long sieges by the Spanish and French armies. It was then, in 1713, that the Treaty of Utrecht was signed and by this treaty, Spain ceded the territory of Gibraltar, together with its territorial waters, "IN PERPETUITY" to the British Crown. Successive Spanish governments up to the present day have forgotten the meaning of the words IN PERPETUITY.

[@javierrojo1153]

@@adrianchurch5542 It is contested if Spain ceded any territory at all, because that Word is never mentioned in the treaty of utrecht, but territorial waters? You are just making that Up, Spain never ceded any water to britain at all in fact the only thing they ceded were the Port, Castle, town and fortifications, so you claiming Spain ceded "territorial waters" just show how biased you are.

[@MrPenguinos]

@@javierrojo1153 , salty, just like the territorial waters around Gibraltar

[@javierrojo1153]

@@MrPenguinos very useful comment, thank you for sharing your wisdom with us.

[@CarlosRomero-u6h]

​@@adrianchurch5542Perpetuity=Forseeable future. Otherwise why would the treaty entertain a clause with the possibility of giving first refusal to Spain if British control be relinquished. Clearly the inhabitants rights were not contemplated in the treaty.

[@PMMagro]

Malta is independent.... I think it is more likely to go like this than Spanish unless London freak out and scare Gibratltar somehow.

[@goughrmp]

Malta at one point voted to join the UK but was rejected by the UK government. It wouldn't impossible for Gibraltar to be a microstate like Andorra

[@lynxfresh5214]

​@@goughrmp Malta joining the UK would've given the Brits a full "Mediterranean Monopoly" thanks to having control over Gibraltar, Malta and military bases on Cyprus plus better weather too. Perhaps too much influence? That said, only 60% (roughly) of the eligible voters actually turned up to the UK-Malta referendum so it was clear it wasn't going to pass regardless.

[@carwyngriffiths]

@@lynxfresh5214the uk was being pushed to decolonize at the time and the initial economic strain was deemed as too high

[@Hudpix16]

The population of Malta was much bigger, plus they weren’t kicked out of their own land. Malta is also much bigger too.

[@issachunt3418]

Absolutely no chance ..How long before Spain would claim Gibraltar as soon as we left. The good people of Gibraltar are more British than the British lol.

[@paulbromley6687]

The Gibraltarians are the people who decide. They chose overwhelmingly to remain British in the last referendum this may change in time if they so choose but it may suite them to remain British for the foreseeable

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Yep. Same with the Falklands.

[@alexschwallz1954]

​@@lyndoncmp5751 British are scammers. They take terrotories illegaly like Belice, Guyana or the Falklands then proceeds to occupied them with british people... from here can happen 2 scenarios: 1. UK grants independence after. 2. Make a referéndum with only british people. This sounds like the russian take of Ukraine, Isn't it???

[@marcind4644]

Because British allow them to be a tax heaven. If tax heavens won't be feasible in the future, things might change.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

@@marcind4644 Doubt it. People tend to prefer the status quo, not the unknown.

[@marcind4644]

@@lyndoncmp5751 yeah, but if there will be a crackdown on tax heavens they might have to chose a new solution.

[@heh9392]

It's very simply of a civilians point of view why not to join Spain, as literally one of the poorest Spanish cities is next to Gibraltar and Gibraltar itself is very rich...

[@jonjon2767]

Yes exactly, Spanish as a people are good, its just their total governmental incompetence that completely removes any thought of rejoining Spain.

[@JP-en7cc]

The British propaganda strikes back. Gibraltar is a tax heaven and a smuggling spot

[@portugalesespana3786]

Because they are British colonist, not native population

[@javierrojo1153]

And why do you think that the poorest part of Spain is precisely Next to Gibraltar, do you really think It is a coincidence?

[@AlejandroSanchez-is2ci]

Because Gibraltar is a tax heaven. More questions?

[@metacosmos]

for practical matters, Gibraltar is like an amusement park for the British in Southern Spain to lure British tourists to visit Southern Spain.

[@DylanRodgerzzz]

Let's go Your videos are amazing!

[@DylanRodgerzzz]

First comment from the U.S.

[@theawesomeman9821]

Surprised "History Matters" didn't make a video on this topic first.

[@thomasnelson6161]

I love seeing yalls videos but I gotta ask, why were there so few graphics and stats? I mean, like dates and names printed on the screen.

[@Sergio-by1pc]

A great plague epidemic was hitting Gibraltar, and Spain let the Gibraltarians settle in what is now the airport to set up a hospital. Then he was not returned despite the great gesture from Spain

[@vidtuby]

You left out Menorca ! It was captured alongside Gibraltar, but the French won it back for Spain =)

[@javierrojo1153]

It was Menorca, not mayorca, but close enough XD

[@vidtuby]

@@javierrojo1153 I meant that. I'll edit the post soon

[@kippsguitar6539]

You left out all the former Spanish colonies they are now chaotic and ruined after Spanish rule and destruction, Venezuela Colombia etc

[@vidtuby]

@@kippsguitar6539 So did the British, French, Dutch, etc. And before Romans and so on...

[@javierrojo1153]

@@kippsguitar6539 yeah, it is because of Spain that Venezuela is the shithole that it is, they have been independent for 200 years, if they are still poor with the amount of land and resources they have is only on them, by the way is very funny how you talk about former spanish territories but you dont talk about places like sudan or Nigeria, which are WAY poorer and miserable than any hispanoamerican country.

[@Sam_Green____4114]

The Vichy French ( the French that collaborated with the Germans ) attempted to bomb Gibraltar from their bases in North Africa at least twice but were extremely unsuccessful ! Mainly as attempt in revenge for the British destroying the French naval fleet in an Algerian port when they refused to scuttle their ships or hand them over to the British ( so the Germans couldn't get their hands on them!) . Their bombing raids on Gibraltar were unsuccessful mainly because they were so astonished and suprised at the ferocity of the anti -aircraft fire the British put up from Gibraltar that many Pilots bottled out and just dropped their bombs in the sea ,turned around and headed back to Africa !

[@ddnn974]

The Frexxch as cowardly and treacherous like their leader Macron

[@chris1806]

During WW2 the Germans' main focus was Russia due to the need of resources. If the Germans wanted to conquer England they would have done it without any problem.

[@Sam_Green____4114]

@@chris1806 i only see one reply to the first comment ! what does the other one say ?

[@Sam_Green____4114]

@@chris1806 They could have done it straight after Dunkirk if that had planned ahead a bit better ! But instead they delayed and dithered and gave the RAF time to re-group and re-organise

[@chris1806]

@@Sam_Green____4114 The Germans needed resources. England was of little interest to Hitler. p.s may be it's a glitch with youtube

[@JorgeLuis-gd1wx]

Gibraltar is the size of my neighbourhood, 30 houses do not enter there. But does it has naval importance.

[@simonb2109]

there are a lot more than 30 houses in Gibraltar lol i've been around it 4 times on foot

[@gagamba9198]

You have 32,500+ people living in 30 houses in your neighbourhood? Where is this?

[@plamerj1234]

@Jabs05 thats just not true, it has important navel duties to this day, just because they are not shouted about doesn't make them unimportant.

[@plamerj1234]

@Jabs05 or the submarine base that's under the rock still gives the navy untraceable access to the Mediterranean.

[@martynreed835]

You're talking nonsense mate 😂

[@stuartjamesanderson9656]

The use of the name Great Britain in this video is used incorrectly. The sovereign country is known as the United Kingdom where as great Britain is a geographical term for the largest island which contains Scotland England and Wales. Mainly mentioning this as it includes Northern Ireland under the name of Great Britain when it shouldn't be as that's on the island of Ireland (but also a part of the United Kingdom.

[@fabmorga64]

Not the only one

[@JanosFeher]

@@TheMcspreader They are still separate countries.

[@rago8594]

​@@JanosFeherWrong, there are 2 Kingdoms in one Country.

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it you're doing great job

[@ArtyBuggy]

Spain also has Cueta and Melilla, lands that look like it should be long to Morocco. It would be hypocritical to not give those back to Morocco but then demand you want Gibraltar.

[@Mauri7782]

Ceuta and Melilla are Moroccan but gibraltar is british

[@pedroluisgomezbarajas7668]

Ceuta and Melilla are from Spain since before Morocco was founded as country, do not fall into the error of comparing cases that cannot be compared

[@Mauri7782]

@@pedroluisgomezbarajas7668 Morocco existed before the Moors created spain and portugal. Iberians are moorish spawns. Spain has this sick ideology hating Moroccans because they feel humiliated they got civilized by the Moors when they created them and ruled them.

[@toltpl]

Lower Hispania (HIspanic diocesis of the north of africa) during the roman empires existed as a defined and recognized territoritory belonging to the Roman empire... so ceuta, melilla, half of marocco, tunisia, north argelia should be Spanish again.... if We take your argumentation then

[@jacobcohen9205]

Why isn't Alaska part of Canada with which it has a contiguous border and is further away from the rest of the USA than Gibraltar is from the UK? Gibraltar is not part of the UK. It's an overseas territory that has the consent of 96.6% of the population.

[@jal051]

They found out after brexit.

[@jacobcohen9205]

@@jal051 Found out what, exactly?

[@sharmadeepz]

I tapped to know about Gibraltar but ended up discovering Andorra 😅

[@GlenRoss-ug5jm]

My father came from Gibraltar while my mother's great-grandmnother came from Andorra.

[@shivanimishra8043]

As always amezing 🔥💥❤️

[@ryangerrard4048]

It’s also worth noting that the population is not exclusively of British origin, yes some are, but there’s also Italians, Maltans, Arabs, a variety of people & yes they chose to stay part of the UK not Spain!

[@don__hector7845]

mainly british workers for some reason the uk companies dont seem to employ many locals not sure why

[@chris1806]

So the Referendum in Gibraltar counts but in Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk no ! Total hypocrisy. No wonder the world is so messed up.

[@chris1806]

Population of 30,000. What are you smoking. The Spaniards can bring 100,000 and conduct a referendum...

[@depekthegreat359]

Wow!!!This is an interesting topic indeed,good friends!!!:-D

[@lisaroberts8556]

What an Epic piece of Land & Rock. It’s stunning as well. U.K Never give this one up 👈🇬🇧 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Magezzz]

It would never be given up as what happened to argentina with the falklands would happen to spain except 10x worse the spanish mainland would be targetted also

[@rebelrebel7722]

why have you got the flag of your enemy (the British union flag of oppression) in your post, you are not British 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@ben-gu6tm]

In my opinion, Gibraltar is one of the best places to visit in iberia, you can go visit the rock, I can go and see my family and a lot more

[@furiouskermit9953]

Good plan for geologists

[@MrTheTaterMeister]

Can I see your family

[@jeanbethencourt1506]

The people there are awful, though. Rich off of usury, they're pretty creepy too.

[@antha3059]

Best places in Iberia? It's tiny and boring.

[@vulkanofnocturne]

"Your opinion is bad, and you should feel bad!" Zoidberg

[@bowlampar]

I am sure you can try to take Gibraltar by force to test UK resolve, if you think this tiny territory is worth having a war in your hand.

[@RoachChaddjr]

Wait, I've seen this one

[@leexingha]

does UK capable of waging war by itself? hahaha! all it can do now is wag its tail to its real master, the almighty US

[@RoachChaddjr]

@@leexingha Britain doesn't need to wage war, it owns Gibraltar. If any nation was going to try to take it they would be waging war.

[@brandonlyon730]

@@leexingha Tell that to Argentina.

[@carwyngriffiths]

@@leexinghadoesn’t need to and yes the us most certainly is capable of deploying a war fighting capability. It’s the largest defence budget in Europe, the 4th largest in the world, the 2nd largest economy in Europe. The only nations in Europe and the only other in the world other than the US that operates super carriers, the founder of Aukus, member of the 5 eyes intelligence agreement and is the only country on earth other than the US that can deploy a proper war fighting capability anywhere on the globe in 48 hours

[@cfmcabrita]

The chances of the UK returning Gilbraltar to Spain are around the same as Spain returning Olivença to Portugal. Although the Portuguese claim is a lot stronger, neither will happen... So don't cry about it Spain and forget it.

[@quimera7012]

literally nobody claims olivenza, plus, the status of gibraltar are miles away from the status and repercusions of gibraltar

[@furiouskermit9953]

This is a informative video: not a crying video + the channel is not hispanic

[@cfmcabrita]

Portugal claims Olivença since since the Spanish invasion and according the Vienna treaty agreed in 1815 Spain should had returned it long time ago. Even today, on any official map the border around Olivença is not defined. Anyway, its just a bit strange all this spanish cry about Gilbraltar when they occupy territories Olivença and the north african cities. If logic applies, they would have to return those territories to be entitled to Gilbraltar, luckly for them, logic doesn't apply...

[@javierrojo1153]

​@@cfmcabrita the status of those territories and the status of Gibraltar are completely different, ask the UN if you dont want yo believe me

[@cfmcabrita]

@@javierrojo1153 You mentioned the UN. The UN is an organization where countries meet to reach agreements. In the Olivenza case an agreement was already reached between Portugal and Spain in 1815 to restore it to Portugal. Spain just decided to not honor their own signature. The English never said they would leave Gilbraltar. Now you tell me, who have a bigger claim? Spain doesn't have the higher ground neither legally or morally.

[@JeOrtiz1]

I've been to Gibraltar several times and surprisingly everyone speaks a adaptation of Andalucian Spanish called Lladito (heavily influenced with latinized English words). And most of the population lives on the edges of the small peninsula.Not much to see there, though you must see it once in a lifetime. Most of the peninsula is barren rock cliffs. Most of the population want to stay part of the U.K. territories due to British tax breaks and subsidies. Most travel back and forth into Spain daily and watch Spanish T.V., radio and such. The best of two worlds, so ofcourse they want to stay under the current status. Having British pounds, which is more than the Euro, makes it even more advantageous. Also I would say that the local Spanish towns also benefit from this arrangement. This video is so uninformed! Sounds like the video maker had never been to Gibraltar and has no idea of what he's talking about. Supposedly a large portion of the population are from Andalucia who fled there during the Napolianic invasion in the early 1800s. The other large portion was immigrant laborers from Malta, Italy and Portugal. Only about a quarter is actually British, who usually are connected to the military and administrative personnel and their families.

[@javierrojo1153]

It is not surprising at all, the vast majority of people living there are spanish in denial Who Desire to remain "British" to mantain Gibraltar tax haven status, the only few British living there are rich retirees. And my ass the "local spanish town benefit by this arrangement" they are being keeping perpetually poor because Gibraltar with his "low" taxes and shady business is leeching off all their wealth, you should study the situation of la línea, the spanish bordertown with Gibraltar, and then lets see of you still think they "benefit of this arrangement".

[@simoc24]

Thanks for the info

[@gibrebro]

We pay local Gibraltar Government tax not Uk tax and get no Uk or British tax breaks as you call it and we also don’t receive subsidies from the UK. From you comments, you obviously have no idea what you are talking about. All Gibraltarians are British not just a quarter as you claim. But I’ll leave it at that because you ain’t worth anymore of my time and I will not engage any further on the post. By the way, I watch UK Tv.

[@johnburns4017]

_"Most travel back and forth into Spain daily "_ They do not. The Spanish mainly travel back and forth into Gibraltar daily.

[@richardcoughlin8931]

Thanks for saving me the effort of saying how clueless this video is about the current situation in Gibraltar.

[@bobhenry6159]

The first time I've seen France and England described as being part of the Iberian Peninsula. Britain has water on 4 sides, making it an island. It's included in their definition, but they leave out most of the Emerald Isle. WTF?

[@Nolangainsborough]

Didn’t he mean Britain is on the Iberian peninsula due to them owning Gibraltar

[@bobhenry6159]

@@Nolangainsborough I have no idea. 'Peninsula' is all about geography, not borders.

[@siadwarsame2045]

Hahaha, I was laughing too when he said Britain and France are part of the Iberian peninsula. I am not surprised as he’s an American. their ignorance is Legendary 😅😅

[@bobhenry6159]

@@siadwarsame2045 lol He's Romanian. Talk about legendary ignorance. 😆

[@siadwarsame2045]

@@bobhenry6159 lol, so I guess the Romanians are ignorant too just like the Yanks😀😀

[@sidjohnston9670]

A shame you didn't go over the great siege of Gibraltar. It would have been worth explaining the last time Spain used force to retake it.

[@sahalmohamed3477]

Don't do that, we all know what happened in the Falklands, never, never by force but could be negotiated peacefully as China done with Hong-Kong and UK agreed to return it to China 1987 or 1997.

[@sdwill66]

I read a history of the siege. Apparently the British government had the choice of sending a fleet to North America or go to the relief of Gibraltar. They decided that Gib was more strategically important. The consequence of that choice was that the British army was trapped at Yorktown by the French fleet.

[@CarlosRomero-u6h]

​@@sdwill66Interesting that ! So it wasn't to defend the inhabitants of the rock ? 😅

[@garystroud6153]

Last time I was in "Gib" it seemed that many of the population hailed from North Africa, just over the straights, and more than happy to be there.

[@cyberherbalist]

Spain holds land in North Africa as a remainder of colonialism. So Spain's objection to the UK holding Gibraltar seems a trifle... hypocritical.

[@contingency9]

Even the Spanish population of Gibraltar want it to remain British.

[@spugelo359]

Exactly, who would in sane mind want to break down their own tax haven and the wealth that comes from that?

[@WilliamEvans-kh1gj]

Gibraltar devers there wishes from 🇬🇧

[@generaladvance5812]

Be careful what you give away in perpetuity is the moral of this story.

[@bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359]

Sure, still doesn't excuse the illegal invasion of the istmus of Gibraltar, nor the also illegal construction of the airport, if one side doesn't respect the treaty, why should Spain respect it? I don't think the solution is war, but the exodus of the Spaniards make any referendum really just an excuse, with the British knowing full well what's gonna happen "Oh, but it's up to the Gibraltarians" is basically lying.

[@Hudpix16]

Unless you’re China, in that case it’s ok to return territory.

[@ZECC101]

Love and lovely really love to you. Gibraltor was Andulusia. After conquest of Tariq Bin Zayed it was called Jablut Tariq. Lastly as Geralter. Means the Mountains of Tariq. Visigothic kingdom and Count Julian betrayed to Roderic

[@AL_Xorazmiy]

Hi, I can translate your videos?

[@davidguilbertrozenman5025]

It is a pity the people of Hong Kong and Macau were not consulted by plebiscite if they wanted to stay with the UK and Portugal or be part of Red China, or be independent.

[@user-ug8wx5er1w]

The British are just the BEST.

[@r0bbrn140]

I feel if Spain handed over in a treaty is Sovereign British territory Spanish respect your word

[@EmisoraRadioPatio]

Spain and UK are about to sign an agreement that will effectively make Gibraltar Spanish territory again.

[@Mauri7782]

In their dreams it stays british

[@EmisoraRadioPatio]

@@Mauri7782 I agree, it stays British in their dreams

[@Lagiacrus1996]

​@@EmisoraRadioPatio bahaha no they arent. Itll be british forever

[@Mauri7782]

Gibraltar is british and your father Moorish

[@EmisoraRadioPatio]

@@Mauri7782 Mother* more likely

[@chrisbow1776]

Can't say I have ever given Gibraltar much thought, but after watching this video, I have a newfound respect for the Gibraltians; they sound like they are more patriotic with a love of being British and independent than too many wet lettuces here in the UK who would gladly sign our nation over to the EU to be dictated to.

[@MrKeithHoward]

Gibraltar is British Gibraltarian. We have our own political leadership and democratically elected government. Under Gibraltar constitution, we are a self governing overseas territory, with exception on matters of Defence and foreign affairs.

[@Tusiriakest]

Next you should do "Why Portugal didn't take back Olivença"

[@aaronlima5022]

Up

[@Sam_Green____4114]

Because it doesn't belong to them that's why !!

[@Tusiriakest]

@@Sam_Green____4114that's where you're wrong, my british ally. Not only does it belong, Spain recognised it, had commitment to deliver it in the vienna treaties. But it never did.

[@mammagon]

You can start first giving back half of brasil to the spanish crown or its heirs...remember oranges war in its full dimension

[@Tusiriakest]

@@mammagon well, sure, take it then xD but treaty wise it wasn't "half of Brazil", just a small bit in the south and west; and secondly, the return of Olivença under the Treaty of Vienna, as ratified by Spain, wasn't hanging on delivering south american territory.

[@m.aryaanamiri2755]

If Spain has a problem with Gibraltar being British, they should cede ceuta and other territories in North Africa to Morroco.

[@toltpl]

Lower Hispania (HIspanic diocesis of the north of africa) during the roman empires existed as a defined and recognized territoritory belonging to the Roman empire... so ceuta, melilla, half of marocco, tunisia, north argelia should be Spanish again.... if We take your argumentation then

[@m.aryaanamiri2755]

@@toltpl so the middle east, the Balkans,North Africa, Hungary and crimea should belong to Turkey then?

[@toltpl]

@@m.aryaanamiri2755 nope, that is why Ceuta ,Melilla and Canarias should not belong to marocco....i think you got It...

[@m.aryaanamiri2755]

@@toltpl umm no I still don't. Your arguement meant says that they are part of Spain because of the Romans. Hispania was a roman province, just like North Africa, thus Spain has no claim to Morroco. Because according to you, Asia belongs to Mongolia, America belongs to the English and previously mentioned territories belong to the turks. So no, you argument is a complete dumpster fire.

[@brandonlyon730]

They were also supposed to give the town of Olivença back to Portugal by a treaty but never did.

[@ddc2957]

If you see how successful British-governed lands generally became, & how unsuccessful Spanish ones did, it’s another good reason.

[@nineefex4942]

I agree. pretty much ALL are successful

[@EAOV]

Africa....

[@Sergio-by1pc]

With jewish money in the case of Gibraltar

[@BorisSedacca]

Why do you make your bubble captions so small that they are unreadable, even on a large TV screen?

[@davidedbrooke9324]

They didn’t give to up, we conquered it and kept it despite a long and vicious siege, a siege which took more supplies and troops than the American rebels.

[@skatemo100]

That’s not even remotely true lol

[@johnavery3941]

I have been to Gibralter and too be fair the people there consider themselves to British. Even when I crossed the border and asked the Spanish what they thought almost everyone said, they are British...

[@austpers]

Spain retains 2 exclaves on Moroccan soil, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander!

[@theawesomeman9821]

I say if the Gibraltans want their homeland to remain with Britain then that should be honored.

[@RoachChaddjr]

Finally, the based comment in this comment section

[@javierrojo1153]

If gibraltar wasnt a tax haven, there would be basically no british living there, very easy to say that they want to remain with britain when they are one of the most privileged places in the world.

[@poorsvids4738]

Sounds like how the US took Hawaii. Displace the native population with Americans and suddenly they want to be American.

[@javierrojo1153]

@@simonb2109 Imagine then what would happen with gibraltar if losed all his privileges, pretty much all british people here would leave.

[@javierrojo1153]

@@poorsvids4738 Pretty much yeah, same thing happened in texas before the mexican-american war. the americans and the english have both used this tactic a bunch of times, to be fair they are not the only ones who did this in all human history, but they are the most recent examples.

[@hectorquinones5579]

Spain wanting back Gibraltar is kinda like Morocco wanting back Ceuta and Melilla.

[@Sergio-by1pc]

Morocco did not exist at that time

[@artistjoh]

It is a bit rich for Spain to want Gibraltar back when Spain retains more than one enclave within Morocco.

[@williamlee7672]

Funny how Spain wants Gibraltar but won’t give back lands to Morocco.

[@javierrojo1153]

Maybe because those two situations are completely different, ask the UN, only people defending Gibraltar colonial status and moroccans connects both cases, but to anyone Who has studied both they are completely different cases.

[@RoachChaddjr]

@@javierrojo1153 Gibraltar isn't in colonial status though and flipping the argument the only people that are trying to take it away are the Spanish which in this context would be the colonials.

[@toltpl]

Lower Hispania (HIspanic diocesis of the north of africa) during the roman empires existed as a defined and recognized territoritory belonging to the Roman empire... so ceuta, melilla, half of marocco, tunisia, north argelia should be Spanish again.... if We take your argumentation then

[@B715]

Did the people of Hong Kong get to vote before being handed back to China?

[@Valencetheshireman927]

Nope

[@donmeisner4438]

China was and is stronger than Britain and could just take Hong Kong if they wished it. So Britian could not say no, and China would not give a crap about a vote

[@jonjon2767]

In the Hong Kong treaty it specifically said it must be returned, in the Treaty of Utrecht it did not.

[@javierrojo1153]

@@jonjon2767 the treaty of Utrecht explicitly said that if britain violated any parts of the treaty Gibraltar has to be returned to Spain. Britain has violated the treaty time and time again, you just need to look at where the airport was built.

[@kippsguitar6539]

They was a 99 years lease, do some reading

[@tomjohnston3393]

Even London is not "British" today so Spain shouldn't feel too bad...

[@johnbevins6604]

Where is London? Or is what you mean London's population isn't WASP?

[@Kieran.Robertson]

@@johnbevins6604 tf is “WASP” ?

[@nicci_valentine]

It's a term used by white American racists to describe the Anglo-American equivalent of Hitler's "Aryan". It doesn't really have any relevance in Britain, though.

[@nicci_valentine]

Tom, London is quite literally the most British place in England. British is a pan-national identity, and the rest of England typically associates as both English and British. London, meanwhile, has a far smaller affinity for Englishness, being overwhelmingly British

[@PeIeus]

​​@@nicci_valentine I think what he means to say is the cultural and ethnic dilution of London has given rise to a new character to the city that is noticeably different to what it was before mass migration. I'm not overly fussed, I'm >>from

[@realdragao6367]

In short: Gibraltar: its horrible, we are spanish, not english men, independence! A few tears.. Gibraltar: Damn lad this tea is lit 🔥

[@colinedwards7367]

Some Spaniard has been quoted as saying, "For heaven sake just give Gibraltar to the British just let them give Spain back to us".

[@lesleystewart5882]

Britain doesn't need spains approval to keep gibraltar

[@ilikelampshades6]

I think the bigger question should be why did Britain give up Majorca, Corsica and Malta when they absolutely didn't have to. They had Napoleon over the barrel and Napoleon somehow managed to get an amazing peace deal in which britian gave up loads of territory. Napoleon was such as amazing leader and diplomat

[@squeaksvids5886]

Whenever a Spaniard bleats on about Gibraltar I just remind them of their two possessions in Morocco.

[@jonayz8655]

You would be making obvious your ignorance and lack of a propper education. But I guess you don't get that within a pint...

[@abdulmusawwir6769]

Gibraltar will stay British as long as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west long live Gibraltar God bless Gibraltar

[@alexpotts6520]

Always found it weird how much Spain complains about Gibraltar yet has no issues holding on to its weird little enclaves in Morocco.

[@Cidiegoo]

In Morocco? Learn some history please. They NEVER belonged to Morocco.

[@Lestalad1961]

Would Spain give up their own North African enclaves in Ceuta and Melia?

[@MouldyPIX]

Great Britain does not include Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes Northern Ireland, as well as the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

[@grolfe3210]

"Great Britain" can be used as a short for of "Great Britain and Northern Ireland". If you were speaking in a geographical sense then it would mean the island that is England Wales and Scotland, but in a political sense it is clearly a shortened form and means the same as UK. Similarly "America" is used to indicate the USA but you do not take it as meaning two continents.

[@MouldyPIX]

@@grolfe3210 I think you’re missing the point my friend. This comment only reflects the geographical position of the term because he’s referring to Great Britain within a geographical map! The political inflection is totally irrelevant in this scenario.

[@hmswarspite3233]

Actually no the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are not part of the uk as they are crown dependencies therefore being owned directly by the the British crown

[@paganphil100]

Trevor Mould: Great Britain = England, Scotland and Wales. The UK = all of the above plus Northern Ireland.

[@YasserMaghribi]

Ironic when you take into consideration that Spain continues to hold enclaves in Northern Morocco... Edit (for Spanish): COPE

[@theblackswordsman9951]

Peak irony.

[@quimera7012]

ironic that ceuta and melilla are astronomically different from gibraltar...

[@MassiveChoad-vr5gy]

@@quimera7012 cope

[@FriedrichBarb]

The people and some Spaniards that are against Gibraltar remaining British would claim that they claimed the Northern Moroccan enclaves before Morocco itself existed/formed as a Nation. Ignoring all its pre-History before the 15th Century. Personally I believe if the people living in Ceuta/Melilla wish to remain Spanish Democratically then they should be granted this, just like the people in Gibraltar. Its the morally right thing to do.

[@Matthew_Paul]

​@@FriedrichBarb Morocco existed as an independent sultanate much before Spain even existed as one Kingdom.

[@Charlie_luciano]

Big respect from Morocco ❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹💯💯

[@jeanbethencourt1506]

Ceuta and Melilla are so nice too!

[@sergionator1007]

@@jeanbethencourt1506 But they are not Moroccan, they have been Spanish long before Morocco formed as a nation

[@batuhanyayla7214]

What is morroccos opinion on ceuta and mellila I am from turkey so I am not familiar with this subject

[@jeanbethencourt1506]

@@sergionator1007 I never said they were Moroccan. Hopefully they will never be Moroccan.

[@MoroccanDreamz]

​@@batuhanyayla7214 I personally think that they are colonies

[@JackR772]

After marrying a Spaniard many years ago and knowing her family and friends the one thing that stands out to me about the Spanish is that they love arguing. I never gave Gibraltar a thought until a Spaniard told me “Gibraltar Español!”. Now of course I am firmly on the side of the Llanitos, Gibraltar is British!

[@CaptCanuck4444]

That video went on about 8 minutes longer than necessary.

[@CartoType]

When I was briefly a teaching assistant in Sweden, Gunnar, the head of the English department, delighted in setting translation tests for the students. One sentence always came up: Det brittiska lejonet bevakar ingången till medelhavet. (The British lion guards the entrance to the Mediterranean.) I miss old Gunnar Hammarlund. A great Anglophile.

[@classic.cameras]

Anyone else have Gibraltar as a island between Spain and Morocco before this video? I swear this thing was an island. I am blown away and clearly from a different dimension.

[@DiazeDan]

Typical American behaviour

[@classic.cameras]

@@DiazeDan not American but thanks for exposing you bias.

[@shakeelali20]

Nope, it has and always was a tiny little peninsula named after a big as mountain/rock. For as long as humans have been around the strait has been open. Never been an island, but yes it has closed up on occasion when sea levels dropped enough.

[@DiazeDan]

@@classic.cameras you're welcome

[@simonb2109]

according to legend it was Hercules who held gibraltar to morocco

[@oliversherman2414]

I'm British but I moved to southern Spain last year. I'm a 20 minute drive from Gibraltar and visit it regularly. I'm proud to have it as a part of my nation

[@elguido]

Yeah, i heard russians were also proud of having Crimea as part of their nation 😆

[@Lacteagalaxia]

Well it us clear that you hate your country very much amd that it is not worth much and nobody wants to live there you literrally go to Europeans countries or rest of the world if you could leave and i understand you will no ve proud of your country when you leave lol🤣

[@oliversherman2414]

@@Lacteagalaxia I wasn't all that keen on leaving home, my family was. My mum is Swedish and all of us (except for my dad) have Swedish passports and EU citizenship. I wanted to stay in the UK at first but everyone else was set on "going on an adventure". I'm used to life here now though and having Gibraltar so close by is actually pretty cool. So I am still patriotic even though I live in another country. My mum lived in the UK for over 20 years before we moved here and she never gave up her Swedish-ness

[@Dave_Sisson]

Gibraltar has its own elected government and the UK has no real control over them. They function like a European micro state, just like Andorra, Monaco, etc.

[@oliversherman2414]

@@Dave_Sisson Gibraltar isn't actually part of the UK, it's a territory of the UK. And I know Gibraltar is self governing. I've visited it several times and have passed by the parliament building many times during my visits

[@Fin2001]

Per Mare, Per Terram 🇬🇮

[@stevedunn5546]

Vichy French were busy exporting Jewish French to the Nazis at thatime. We faught them in Algeria too and sank there fleet of ships. Due to the fact the French had a big navy and were controlled by Germany.

[@thomasrinschler6783]

3:10 Uh, no. Spain didn't lose Florida to Britain during the American Revolution; they had lost it after the Seven Years War in 1763 (the British had seized Havana, and Spain had to give up Florida to get it back). Spain actually reconquered most of Florida (basically all of it outside of St Augustine in fact) during the American Revolution, and were able to reclaim the whole of it in the treaty that ended the war. By the way, if you ever want to win a bet, ask someone what was the biggest battle of the American Revolution. Virtually no one is going to correctly say "the Siege of Gibraltar".

[@harryfoxley3357]

Why you have to say “uh no” like a prick

[@jjyggsy]

you know what they say ... once you go british , you never go back. XD

[@jonoc3729]

Tell that to the indians, americans, australians, egyptians...

[@thegaminganimationstudio7976]

Unless your Hong Kong

[@simonb2109]

@@thegaminganimationstudio7976 Hong Kong wishes they were British

[@ThePalaeontologist]

@@jonoc3729 Have you seen the Australian flag?

[@jonoc3729]

@@ThePalaeontologist Is australia governed by the uk? Ok.

[@willpatchett1419]

What of Spain's control of Ceuta and Melilla? The argument is no different to that of Morocco's claim, and many have drawn comparison. I would like you to tackle that one next Knowledgia.

[@A190xx]

And the Canary Islands

[@thebarber5379]

Ceuta and Melilla were Spanish before Morocco was known as Morocco.

[@moncef9778]

@@thebarber5379 in your dream

[@willpatchett1419]

@@thebarber5379 Correct, but it holds the same implications on what defines reasonable claim considering where the territories are, size, and economic/strategic importance.

[@joshithegreat5303]

​@@A190xx Morocco never had the canary islands ocupied, thats the difference. Also Spain is just 150km away from those exclaves, an britain over a thousend and a half i think, so the argument from proximity is on a completely different scale.

[@randomaccount-dq1jq]

Middle age European wars have always been interesting in my opinion, they spend so many lives to fight wars and then go "Your nobility have been bad, bad boys so we are going to take some small territorial gains and allow you to choose new nobility from the same bloodlines as the ones we have just been at war and conquered, see you next war our continental bros"

[@ant647448336]

A quick note about the referendum results - you posted "Remain as a British Territory or Rejoin Spain". You should've posted Remain in the EU or Leave, as it's misleading. Fairly good video nevertheless.