Spanish Morocco
Britishnoun
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Spanish Morocco — a protectorate since 1912 , not to be confused with the plazas — was allowed to join French Morocco in independence a few months later.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2012
It was rumored that two Nazi Panzer divisions with 1,000 tanks had crossed from Spain to Spanish Morocco, ready to force Hitler's will, if necessary, on Vichy's North African forces.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Spanish Morocco, at General Dwight Eisenhower's rear, Franco has increased his garrisons from about 135,000 to 180,000 men.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the French deposed Morocco's Sultan Sidi Mohammed ben Youssef in 1953, the rulers of adjoining Spanish Morocco could not control their gloating satisfaction.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Oran I boarded a small French steamer for Mellilla, in Spanish Morocco, a Spanish convict station and a considerable military post.
From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas
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