WHY GIBRALTAR Is Still the ROCK OF CONTENTION - John R Schroeder - April 1982

John R Schroeder

The Spanish government has finally agreed to reopen its borders to Gibraltar. Will the quarrels over the famous Rock at last pass into history? For nearly 300 years Gibraltar has been a rock of contention between the British and the Spanish. It seems, understandably, that nothing upsets Spanish pride more than a British royal visit to the Rock of Gibraltar. Prince Philip's visit in 1950, for example, served to spotlight the controversy. And to highlight the British Parliament's long range goal to grant self-government to the Rock's 30,000 inhabitants. Madrid immediately perceived that the vast majority (mostly foreign in origin) would not vote for a return to Spanish sovereignty. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library