Historical place archive

Gibraltar in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Gibraltar in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

19 records11 event labels7 people1309โ€“1939

Historical events in Gibraltar

1309

1309
Capture of Gibraltar
Ferdinand IV ยท Military

Captures Gibraltar from the Moors

1333

1333
Capture of Gibraltar
Alfonso XI the Avenger ยท Castille-Granada War

The Moors of Granada capture Gibraltar

June 1333
Fourth Siege of Gibraltar
Alfonso XI ยท Castilian Granadan War

Alfonso XI attempts to retake Gibraltar after its loss

17 June 1333
Loss of Gibraltar
Alfonso XI ยท Castilian Granadan War

Alfonso XI loses Gibraltar to Marinid forces allied with Granada

August 1333
Gibraltar Truce
Alfonso XI ยท Castilian Granadan War

Alfonso XI ends his attempt to recover Gibraltar by truce

1350

1350
Siege of Gibraltar
Alfonso XI the Avenger ยท Islam

Leads a siege of Gibraltar, the last Spanish city in Muslim hands

1350
Siege of Gibraltar
Alfonso XI the Avenger ยท Moorish War

Leads a siege of Gibraltar, the last Spanish city in Muslim hands

26 March 1350
Death of Alfonso XI the Avenger
Alfonso XI the Avenger ยท Moorish War

Death of Alfonso XI, from the plague attempting to capture Gibraltar

1704

1704
Capture of Gibraltar
Philip V ยท War of the Spanish Succession

The British capture Gibraltar

4 August 1704
Surrender of Gibraltar
Diego Salinas ยท War of the Spanish Succession

Diego de Salinas surrenders Gibraltar after bombardment and the landing of Allied troops.

October 1704
Siege of Gibraltar
Francisco Castillo Fajardo ยท War of the Spanish Succession

Villadarias commands Spanish forces attempting to recapture Gibraltar after its Allied seizure.

1713

13 July 1713
Loss of Gibraltar
Philip V ยท War of the Spanish Succession

Cedes Gibraltar to Great Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht.

13 July 1713
Mediterranean Losses
Philip V ยท War of the Spanish Succession

Spain's cession of Gibraltar and Minorca weakens its Mediterranean position.

13 July 1713
Rule of Gibraltar
Philip V ยท War of the Spanish Succession

Spain cedes Gibraltar to Great Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht.

13 July 1713
Treaty of Utrecht
Philip V ยท War of the Spanish Succession

Cedes Gibraltar to Great Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht.

13 July 1713
Treaty of Utrecht
Philip V ยท War of the Spanish Succession

Spain cedes Gibraltar to Great Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht.

13 July 1713
Treaty of Utrecht
Philip V ยท War of the Spanish Succession

Spain's cession of Gibraltar and Minorca weakens its Mediterranean position.

1729

1729
Rule of Gibraltar
Philip V ยท House of Bourbon

Spain recognizes the British rule of Gibraltar in the Treaty of Seville

1939

1939
Franco demands the return of Gibraltar to Spain
Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Franco-Bahamonde ยท Civil War

Franco demands the return of Gibraltar to Spain

Provenance

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