Western media: Gibraltar did not know it was a "city" until 180! Which country does Gibraltar belong to?

The city of Gibraltar still belongs to Britain. Located at the southern tip of Iberian Peninsula, Gibraltar is a very important port in Europe. Historically, Gibraltar was under Spanish jurisdiction in 150 1. But in 1704, Spain was defeated in the war with Britain, which led to Gibraltar becoming a British colony. During the colonial rule of Gibraltar, Britain drove away all the Spaniards who lived here before, and then introduced a large number of immigrants. Then in 198 1 year, Gibraltar residents were collectively granted full British citizenship by the British government.

These actions of Britain are undoubtedly claiming its sovereign jurisdiction over Gibraltar. Although Spain never gave up Gibraltar, in 20 13, it also indicated that it had plans to recover Gibraltar. But today, Gibraltar still belongs to Britain and is a British overseas territory. Not long ago, the British government officially awarded Gibraltar? City? State.

In fact, speaking of this city identity incident, there was also an oolong during the period. Gibraltar voluntarily applied for city status in order to attend Queen Elizabeth II? Platinum anniversary? Celebrate. The British Government immediately examined Gibraltar's application. As a result, the relevant staff found during the audit that Gibraltar had long been a city. Because in 1842, Gibraltar was designated as a city by Queen Victoria at that time.

As a result, for more than a hundred years after that, Gibraltar somehow never knew its identity as a city, and the outside world always turned a blind eye to it. Because of this, Gibraltar, which is already a city, will once again apply to the British government to become a city. In Britain, if a region wants to apply to become a city, there are not many strict requirements. The British government generally refers to the number of Anglican churches, universities and population in the region as the basis for review.