The document will now be discussed by the European Parliament and the European Commission before becoming law. The EU withdrawal agreement agreed with the UK, proposes a special protocol creating several working groups between Madrid and London to discuss the future of Gibraltar.
The BBC's Brussels reporter Adam Fleming said the Spanish government sees this as giving it a bigger say in the status of Gibraltar, and the issue is likely to be raised again as Brexit approaches, and beyond. But the UK insists the protocol is just about the technicalities of how Brexit will work in Gibraltar, he added. Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht, but Spain has continued to press its claim for sovereignty - which is rejected by both the UK and the residents of Gibraltar itself.
In December, the United Nations called on Spain and Britain to find a "definitive solution" to their long-running dispute. The position of Gibraltar guarding the entrance to the Mediterranean is unrivalled, and has for many years been fought over by Spain, France and Britain, all claiming possession. Gibraltar was captured by the British Fleet in during the war of the Spanish Succession. From dawn on that day and for the next five hours, some 15, canons were fired from the fleet into the city.
The invaders, led by the English majority, landed the same morning and not surprisingly encountered little opposition. Under the Treaty of Utrecht in Gibraltar was ceded to Britain. As Spain waited for an opportunity to retake the Rock, sieges became a common occurrence for Gibraltar. In , war was about to break out as Spanish forces were massed round the Rock.
Unfortunately the defences were not in good repair and the garrison only numbered 1, men. But they look cool! Along with this rumour is a theory that the UK would use the tunnels in the rock as a secure bunker for important British identities the government and the royal family in the case of a nuclear attack. You can do this really interesting tour that will explain all this history of the rock. Anyway, the rumour is probably not true but it does make the place seems a bit more mysterious.
Who knows what secret bunkers have been built in the tunnels? Who knows if this is true but there are all sorts of stories of people going missing down in the caves and never being seen again. One of the versions of the legend says that the apes in Gibraltar came from Africa and must have come through a tunnel. Firstly, it should be noted that they are actually macaques, even though they are usually referred to as Barbary apes.
Although they are an iconic part of the territory, they came very close to being wiped out. During the Second World War there were just 7 of them left but the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, ordered that new ones be brought across from North Africa to replenish the colony. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
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