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'''Spanish West Africa''' ({{Lang-es|África Occidental Española}}, AOE) was a grouping of ] along the Atlantic coast of northwest Africa. It was formed in 1946 by joining the southern zone (the ]) of the ] with the colonies of ], ] and ] into a single administrative unit. Following the ] (1957–58), Spain ceded the Cape Juby Strip to ] by the ], and created separate provinces for Ifni and the ] in 1958.<ref>Shannon E. Fleming, "Decolonization and the Spanish Army, 1940–76", in Wayne H. Bowen and José E. Alvarez, eds., ''A Military History of Modern Spain: From the Napoleonic Era to the International War on Terror'' (Praeger Security, 2007), p. 129. {{ISBN|9780275993573}}</ref><ref>Susan Martin-Márquez, ''Disorientations: Spanish Colonialism in Africa and the Performance of Identity'' (Yale University Press, 2008), p. 378. {{ISBN|978-0-300-15252-4}}</ref> '''Spanish West Africa''' ({{Langx|es|África Occidental Española}}, AOE) was a grouping of ] along the Atlantic coast of northwest Africa. It was formed in 1946 by joining the southern zone (the ]) of the ] with the colonies of ], ] and ] into a single administrative unit. Following the ] (1957–58), Spain ceded the Cape Juby Strip to ] by the ], and created separate provinces for Ifni and the ] in 1958.<ref>Shannon E. Fleming, "Decolonization and the Spanish Army, 1940–76", in Wayne H. Bowen and José E. Alvarez, eds., ''A Military History of Modern Spain: From the Napoleonic Era to the International War on Terror'' (Praeger Security, 2007), p. 129. {{ISBN|9780275993573}}</ref><ref>Susan Martin-Márquez, ''Disorientations: Spanish Colonialism in Africa and the Performance of Identity'' (Yale University Press, 2008), p. 378. {{ISBN|978-0-300-15252-4}}</ref>


Spanish West Africa was formed by a decree of 20 July 1946. The new governor sat at Ifni. He was '']'' the delegate of the ] in the southern zone of the protectorate, to facilitate its government along the same lines as the other Spanish possessions on the coast. On 12 July 1947, Ifni and the Sahara were raised into distinct entities, but still under the authority of the governor in Ifni. On 10 and 14 January 1958, respectively, the Sahara and Ifni were raised into regular Spanish ]s completely independent of one another.<ref>Robert Rézette, ''The Western Sahara and the Frontiers of Morocco'' (Nouvelles Éditions Latines, 1975), p. 101.</ref><ref name=Villanova>José Luis Villanova, "La organización política del territorio de Ifni duranta la dominación colonial española (1934–1969)", ''Anales: Revista de Estudios Ibéricos e Iberoamericanos'' (2007): 49–82, esp. 62–72.</ref> Spanish West Africa was formed by a decree of 20 July 1946. The new governor sat at Ifni. He was '']'' the delegate of the ] in the southern zone of the protectorate, to facilitate its government along the same lines as the other Spanish possessions on the coast. On 12 July 1947, Ifni and the Sahara were raised into distinct entities, but still under the authority of the governor in Ifni. On 10 and 14 January 1958, respectively, the Sahara and Ifni were raised into regular Spanish ]s completely independent of one another.<ref>Robert Rézette, ''The Western Sahara and the Frontiers of Morocco'' (Nouvelles Éditions Latines, 1975), p. 101.</ref><ref name=Villanova>José Luis Villanova, "La organización política del territorio de Ifni duranta la dominación colonial española (1934–1969)", ''Anales: Revista de Estudios Ibéricos e Iberoamericanos'' (2007): 49–82, esp. 62–72.</ref>
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=== Vice Governors ===
* 1947-1955: Rufino Pérez Barruecos<ref name="VG">{{Cite web |title=BOE.es - Gazeta: formulario de búsqueda de disposiciones y noticias |url=https://www.boe.es/buscar/gazeta.php?campo%5B0%5D=ID_HIST&dato%5B0%5D=&campo%5B1%5D=TITULOS&dato%5B1%5D=Subgobernador&operador%5B1%5D=and&campo%5B2%5D=RNG.ID&dato%5B2%5D=&operador%5B2%5D=and&campo%5B3%5D=DEM.ID&dato%5B3%5D=&operador%5B3%5D=and&campo%5B4%5D=DOC&dato%5B4%5D=&operador%5B4%5D=and&campo%5B5%5D=TITULOS&dato%5B5%5D=&operador%5B5%5D=and&campo%5B6%5D=GAZ.ID&dato%5B6%5D=8&campo%5B7%5D=NBO&dato%5B7%5D=&operador%5B8%5D=and&campo%5B8%5D=FPU&dato%5B8%5D%5B0%5D=&dato%5B8%5D%5B1%5D=&operador%5B9%5D=and&campo%5B9%5D=FAP&dato%5B9%5D%5B0%5D=&dato%5B9%5D%5B1%5D=&page_hits=2000&sort_field%5B0%5D=FPU&sort_order%5B0%5D=desc&sort_field%5B1%5D=REF&sort_order%5B1%5D=asc&accion=Buscar |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=www.boe.es}}</ref>
* 1956-1958: Manuel Mulero Clemente<ref name="VG" />


== References == == References ==

Latest revision as of 13:33, 28 October 2024

Spanish colony from 1946 to 1958
Spanish West AfricaÁfrica Occidental Española (Spanish)
  • غرب افريقيا الاسبانية (Arabic)
1946–1958
Flag of Spanish West Africa Flag
Anthem: Marcha Real
"Royal March"
Spanish Northwestern African possessions in 1912.
StatusFederation of Spanish colonial possessions
CapitalSidi Ifni
Common languagesSpanish
Arabic
Religion Roman Catholicism
Islam
GovernmentColonial administration
Head of State 
• 1946–1958 Francisco Franco
Governor 
• 1946–1949 (first) José Bermejo López
• 1957–1958 (last) Mariano Gómez-Zamalloa
Historical eraCold War
• Established 20 July 1946
• Disestablished 10 January 1958
CurrencySpanish peseta
Preceded by Succeeded by
Spanish Morocco
Ifni
Saguia el-Hamra
Río de Oro
Morocco
Ifni
Spanish Sahara

Spanish West Africa (Spanish: África Occidental Española, AOE) was a grouping of Spanish colonies along the Atlantic coast of northwest Africa. It was formed in 1946 by joining the southern zone (the Cape Juby Strip) of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco with the colonies of Ifni, Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro into a single administrative unit. Following the Ifni War (1957–58), Spain ceded the Cape Juby Strip to Morocco by the Treaty of Angra de Cintra, and created separate provinces for Ifni and the Sahara in 1958.

Spanish West Africa was formed by a decree of 20 July 1946. The new governor sat at Ifni. He was ex officio the delegate of the Spanish high commissioner in Morocco in the southern zone of the protectorate, to facilitate its government along the same lines as the other Spanish possessions on the coast. On 12 July 1947, Ifni and the Sahara were raised into distinct entities, but still under the authority of the governor in Ifni. On 10 and 14 January 1958, respectively, the Sahara and Ifni were raised into regular Spanish overseas provinces completely independent of one another.

Governors

Main article: List of colonial governors of Spanish Sahara
Overview of governors of Spanish West Africa
Tenure Incumbent Notes
24 July 1946 to 17 August 1949 José Bermejo López,

Governor

17 August 1949 to 29 March 1952 Francisco Rosaleny Burguet,

Governor

29 March 1952 to 26 February 1954 Venancio Tutor Gil,

Governor

26 February 1954 to 23 May 1957 Ramón Pardo de Santayana y Suárez,

Governor

Apostolic Prefecture of Spanish Sahara and Ifni established on 5 July 1954, with Félix Erviti Barcelona OMI as the first apostolic prefect.
23 May 1957 to 10 January 1958 Mariano Gómez-Zamalloa y Quirce,

Governor

Served at the start of the Ifni War.

Vice Governors

  • 1947-1955: Rufino Pérez Barruecos
  • 1956-1958: Manuel Mulero Clemente

References

  1. Shannon E. Fleming, "Decolonization and the Spanish Army, 1940–76", in Wayne H. Bowen and José E. Alvarez, eds., A Military History of Modern Spain: From the Napoleonic Era to the International War on Terror (Praeger Security, 2007), p. 129. ISBN 9780275993573
  2. Susan Martin-Márquez, Disorientations: Spanish Colonialism in Africa and the Performance of Identity (Yale University Press, 2008), p. 378. ISBN 978-0-300-15252-4
  3. Robert Rézette, The Western Sahara and the Frontiers of Morocco (Nouvelles Éditions Latines, 1975), p. 101.
  4. José Luis Villanova, "La organización política del territorio de Ifni duranta la dominación colonial española (1934–1969)", Anales: Revista de Estudios Ibéricos e Iberoamericanos 3 (2007): 49–82, esp. 62–72.
  5. ^ "BOE.es - Gazeta: formulario de búsqueda de disposiciones y noticias". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2024-10-07.

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