Hey hey!
I don’t know if the average Spain-obsessed American has really heard of Gibraltar.
It’s not a huge topic of conversation in most parts of Spain. (Maybe more so in Andalucía.)
But in any case, Gibraltar is a small UK enclave down at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. It’s tiny, and dominated by a massive rock known in Spanish as El Peñón de Gibraltar.
It’s been British for more than 300 years, in a story that goes all the way back to the War of the Spanish Succession.
If you’d like to know much more, check out episode 151 of the Spain to Go podcast.
Just a reminder, I’m doing a lot of my new writing on Substack. At least for now. So check that out if you’d like.
The Substack blog is called Spain to Go just like the podcast, you can find today’s article (which is basically the same as the podcast) here: Gibraltar – the controversial UK enclave “near Spain”.
There’s a lot more in that article / podcast, such as:
- Why the War of the Spanish Succession is also the origin story of the Catalan Independence types.
- Winston Churchill’s concern and a group of monkeys during World War II
- Llanito, the Gibraltarian dialect.
- Why “The Ballad of John and Yoko” by the Beatles was banned in Franco’s Spain
- Recent Spanish demands that the UK “decolonize” Gibraltar.
- And more!
So that’s about all I’ve got for today. Check out that podcast article, or the Substack blog, for much more.
Have fun!
Daniel.
P.S. The Spain to Go podcast is the best place for all your questions about Spain and Spanish culture. If you’re not into Spotify, you can check it out on Apple Podcasts as well… or anywhere else. Also, I’ve got several other recommendations for the best Spain podcasts here on the blog – that list also has some recommended YouTube channels and more.
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