Why did Spain occupy two cities in Africa?

Spain occupied two lands on the African continent, one is Melilla; The second is Ceuta.

The main part of Spain is located in Iberian Peninsula, occupying 80% of the island. Moreover, his land area on the African continent is not large. Ceuta 18 km2, Melilla 12 km2. Although these two places apparently belong to Spain now, because these two territories are surrounded by Morocco, Morocco believes that the ownership of these two cities should belong to them, which has also become a knot between Morocco and Spain.

In recent years, this problem has been magnified more and more, because in 1986, Ceuta and Melilla opened their doors to immigrants, which led to the rapid influx of North African immigrants from these two places. The entry of immigrants has changed the local social and political structure, resulting in social stratification. Many Spaniards believe that this phenomenon will lead to some potential threats.

Melilla was first occupied by Phoenicians and later by Carthaginians. At that time, his name was not Melilla, but Lou Sadil. Later, this land became part of the Roman Empire. For centuries, Melilla has been ruled by the Vandals, the Eastern Roman Empire and the Visigoths.

1497 During the occupation of Melilla, Pedro? Esto Pinion conquered Melilla as easy as blowing off dust. Not long after, Melilla was threatened by Muslim reoccupation, and was besieged twice by Muslim troops at 1694- 1696 and 1774- 1775. 1936, General Franco pocketed Melilla and became a part of Spain. So is Ceuta. From being ruled by Portugal at first to later 1668 65438+ 10 1, King Carlos II of Spain and King Afonso Vi of Portugal signed the Lisbon Treaty in Lisbon, and Portugal ceded Ceuta to Spain.