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Jan 1, 711
1
Gibraltar captured by Muslim commander Tariq Ibn-Ziyad. -
Jan 1, 1462
2
Spain recovers Gibraltar from the Moors. -
Jan 1, 1501
3
Isabella I, queen of Castile and Aragon, annexes Gibraltar to Spain. -
4
The English capture Gibraltar during War of Spanish Succession -
5
Spain cedes Gibraltar to Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht. -
6
Britain designates Gibraltar a British crown colony. -
7
Civilian population temporarily evacuated to make Gibraltar a military fortress during the Second World War. Discontent at the slow pace of repatriation after the war becomes one of the sources of demands for self-government. -
8
First Legislative Council convened. -
9
Spanish government begins a campaign through the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation for the handover of Gibraltar to Spain. -
10
Referendum: Residents vote resoundingly in favour of continued British sovereignty. -
11
Referendum: Residents vote resoundingly in favour of continued British sovereignty. -
12
Britain introduces full internal self-government under a new constitution, with an elected House of Assembly. Spain closes its border with Gibraltar, withdraws its labour force and cuts transport and communication links in protest. -
13
Gibraltar joins the European Economic Community alongside Britain -
14
Lisbon agreement between the British and Spanish government initiates the gradual re-establishment of talks over Gibraltar. -
15
Gibraltarians granted full British citizenship after a campaign against the British Nationality Act, which had proposed removing their right of entry to Britain. -
16
Spain opens the border to pedestrians under limited conditions.