I'm waiting for: "Earth is the third planet orbiting the Sun. It's been doing that for four and a half billion years. It contains the entirety of humanity. But why does Earth exist?"
I actually got hung up on "results were extremely close" and completely missed the "over 99%." My brain spent some time processing how it would be possible to be close until I finally saw this comment which cleared up the confusion.
Historically, whenever the question of "how did the British Empire retain control of this area adjacent to the ocean?" arises, the answer is usually "most powerful navy in the world."
La armada más poderosa del mundo fue la española que los ingleses no os enteráis, vosotros lo único que habéis sido en la historia es unos piratas asesinos y genocidas! Saludos de Blas de Lezo!
I have visited Gibraltar twice during my service in the US Navy - 1998 and 2003. It is without a doubt my favorite foreign port call. I have trekked up the Rock twice, visiting the various attractions like the Great Siege Tunnels, St Michael's Cave, and O'Hara's Battery as well as a tour of the WWII tunnels by a member of the British Army. Also hiked across the territory from the Spanish border to Europa Point making stops along the way at places like the American War Memorial, the 100-Ton Gun, and Europa Point Lighthouse. I would LOVE to go back to Gibraltar again and bring my family along this time!
@@thiccochet I wouldn't say I saw every part of Gibraltar, but quite a bit. My favorite was the 100 Ton Gun and touring the tunnels inside the Rock. We saw places that few tourists get to see. Gibraltar is a unique place I wish I could get back to soon.
I love the deadpan sarcastic understatement that runs strong in this channel. The results were extremely close with over 99% voting to remain British… Love it.
In all seriousness there is an interesting reason why British humour is always more funny than American humour. Put it simply, in America - the comedian tells jokes about things and people laugh at stuff. In the UK, the comedian is the joke and people laugh with them. Its the same in most of these edutainment channels, esp about History. The Americans always get really uptight about bad things in their past but for the UK - the bad or silly things in their past are the joke and they laugh at themselves for it. Its why you never see British people never get upset about the Boston Tea party, they just go along with the joke. Talk about any of the US' military failures though... hoo boy.
and the omission that Britain was Franco biggest ally ?? Britain financed the dictatorship from the beginning, nothing more profitable than financing a corrupt dictator the screw their own country !!
I remember crossing into Gibraltar from Spain on the day of the last referendum in 2002. I could not believe the number of Union Jacks hanging from buildings and in all the shops. No surprise which way the people would be voting!
The original population have fleed during the attack as were told in this video, although there were also refugees running from Spain as well. Either way, they have been in English control for so long that the population definitely already counts themselves as british and the referendum result is obvious.
@@mafiousbj They consider themselves Gibraltans first, British second. Second point. Most of them do have Spanish blood in there veins so yea your point is moot.
Would love to get a sequel on how the Gibraltar boarder operated during the years when the UK had been in the EU, and if or how it has changed after Brexit (after the transition period).
that Gibraltar has turned into a colluded colony part of the big money launderette of the City of London !! they have helped all sort of doggy people, from drug Lords, Russian oligarchs, to terrorists !! all great stuff !! AWFUL BRITAIN !!
sorry I forgot to reply sooner... so basically I just walked in from Spain, through the border checkpoint and it was super easy. They glanced at my (British) passport and stamped it. I'm pretty sure during the EU years, the process would have been just the same but without the stamping.
@@zorrozorro9681 unfortunately your comments are being deleted because you're saying things against the establishment. As for the 90 days thing, yeah you can't stay longer than that in the EU if you're British, but you can stay as long as you like in Gibraltar
@@mafiousbj Falklands doesn't have any native inhabitants. In fact, the British people are the closest to native inhabitants as they were the first to claim and settle the land. Regarding Gibraltar, many of the people who live there were born there. Just like somebody of African descent born in the UK is considered a full British citizen and not a foreigner, it works the same way with Gibraltar.
@@arandombard1197 yet those are not the original population of the land. The whole idea of decolonization was giving back the territories to the groups who originally inhabited them. Just as an example, despite how many generations of Irish descended Americans are born, it will never make them the og inhabitants of that land like say a Cherokee tribesmen were. Truth is bigger colonies were getting too difficult to keep a hold on but smaller strategic territories like Guam, Gibraltar or the Falklands are what most empires defaulted to in the late XX century. It just makes logistical sense
@@mafiousbj By that logic, we should deport all non white people from Europe, all Turks from Istanbul, all Spanish descended people from South America. Regarding Falklands, the British ARE the original inhabitants. It started out as uninhabited and the only successful and legal colony to exist there is the British one.
@@MoonThuli Yep! I was on one of those “rocks” for a couple months, Diego Garcia. Why the British grabbed that small atoll is beyond me. They rent it out to us warmongering Americans. There are also a small group of perpetually drunk British administrators there overseeing things.
So, one reason why Spain couldn't reoccupy Gibraltar militarily, that isn't mentioned here, is the Rock. You see that massive white thing in the background of the outdoor sequences in this video? That's a massive, massive rock outcrop with sheer sides. It accounts for a lot of Gibraltar's total land area. And those black squares in its side are supposed to be the fortifications dug right into the rock. Trying to assault Gibraltar, by conventional means, remains tactical insanity to this day. Because, yes, turtling into a fortification is no longer an effective tactic in modern, or even 17th-century, warfare... unless the fortification is surrounded by ocean and you can count on THE ROYAL NAVY to come rescue you if you do. Also I now have the beginning of Act 4 of Carmen running thru my head, it's better than what was there before, thanks
Spain would now capture Gibraltar in 10-15 minutes, with the fleet and modern aviation, and special forces. But in the 21st century, with the commitments of NATO and the European Union, we cannot attack Andorra or Luxembourg. Nobody would understand that. It is true that the British can send the Royal Navy, but what are those two aircraft carriers, compared to the 505,000 km2 aircraft carrier Spain, with many more planes and missiles here? The British would not be able to refuel their planes in flight and return, and the carriers would be very vulnerable. Spain is even incorporating submarines that launch missiles at 1,900 km, so it would not be so easy to attack without a response over London. The British could not use any nuclear weapons because millions of citizens of the United States, Russia, China, Latin America, Germany live here in Spain. The response against the United Kingdom would be from all powers. If Spain knew that she could capture Gibraltar without an immediate international response, we would already have increased our armed forces. The only weapon that can be used is that 98% of Gibraltarians want to join the European Union, like Scotland. Well, we already have Andorra, as a mini-state. We can accept Gibraltar in the European Union (brothers!), before tax havens are totally prohibited.
@@ivangarcia1327 Todo lo que hay ahora, moderno, tiene su origen en la historia. Lo moderno está sobreestimado. La inmensa mayoría de las cosas modernas que conocemos serán dentro de poco más antiguas que un teléfono móvil del año 2011, serán caducas. Las cosas grandes son las que pasan a la historia.
@@snarkylive The UK is the sixth wealthiest nation on Earth. The Falkland Islands are the richest nation per capita in Latin America. The Cayman Islands are the go-to place for the Elite.
@@levmyshkin8366 The United States saved England twice in two world wars and then protected them from the Soviet union for 45 years. Hell we still protect England. Why I have no idea.
Sorry to do this to you (really), but that portion of Austria is the entire non-Soviet zone. The British part is along the southeast, just north of whatever became of Yugoslavia.
Well to be fair, Spanish Empire did reach its apex exactly during the Hapsburg rule and it really started weakening only after Carlos II died. Not that I support inbreeding, just saying that Hapsburg rule in Spain was by far the most glorious time that Spain ever had.
@@jamesbissonette8002 I want to give you the congratulations you so honorably deserve of being the most popular man in History Matters. The day you don't get a shout out is the day every History Matters fan will say "never forget James Bissonette". Also, just as a quick question just to get to know you better, what do you do in your spare time since I believe you should introduce yourself more to us as a fan base of this channel. I just a friendly chat, haven't got one with someone new in the longest time.
Franco didn't technically deny Hitler outright. He made demands to annex former French colonies in North Africa that he knew the Nazis and their expansionist ally Fascist Italy could not agree to. It worked, and Hitler came away from the Hendaye summit complaining that he would rather go to the dentist than negotiate with Spain again.
In The Beatles song The Ballad of John and Yoko, the lyrics say "You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain". The Spanish government under Franco objected to the song because of that phrase!
It was a way of controlling the flow of ships both merchant and military through to the Mediterranean Sea, this was further proved valuable during the Second World War, when countries like Germany and Italy couldn’t get ships last Gibraltar which limited the ships and supplies getting through to North Africa and Greece
@Deniz Metin T. The rate of loss for the support was 0.67% points in 35 years. From that, we can extrapolate (with full certainty) that the UK will lose Gibraltar in the year 4561.
@@enalche2 When the British were defeated by Yellow Fever? Yup, *definitely* a proud military victory when most of your enemy dies of tropical disease...
A few months ago, I was about to board a plane from Gibraltar to Glasgow when all of a sudden the flight got canceled. I was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
It's listed as one of the battle honours of the Korps Mariniers (Netherlands Marine Corps). It was the 3rd time the Dutch engaged with the Spanish at Gibraltar btw. Besides that, Dutch naval ships hold an eternal right (as long as the UK holds Gibraltar that is) to enter the port whenever they want to (mostly they use Gibraltar as replenishment point). I recall one case a some years ago when one of the Dutch ships had some (minor) technical problems and decided to enter Gibraltar. The British immediately ordered a cruise liner in the port to move out and anchor at the bay so the Dutch ship could moor at the quay and make use of its right. The cruise passengers were quite surprised to see their ship suddenly at sea when they came back from their tourist traps (few panicked because they thought they were forgotten).
@@alexlveperez7210 Most of Hong Kong was only held on a 99 year lease, only Hong Kong island itself was held in perpetuity, but wasn't considered big enough to be kept on its own, without Kowloon and the New Territories. Plus China is a lot more powerful than Spain, and as Deng Xiaoping said to Margaret Thatcher, he could invade it whenever he wanted.
@@Miguel-fo9cd ignoring spain's 19th century colonial history but also using the date for the independence from france as when morocco was founded, sure mate. A quick google search could've told you that morocco is over a millennia old, older than spain even, but I guess you're not a fan of facts unless they support your claims. Besides, officially a colony or not, if the argument for annexing gibraltar is proximity, then the same should be true for ceuta and melilla.
@@tiagoprado7001 not colonies, those were kingdoms. Spanish conquest of the americas was done with a majority of indigenous armies who were being oppressed by imperial the pre Hispanic civilizations.
@White Wolf what about Clement Atlee, the guy who created the NHS and brought many needed reforms to the UK in the aftermath of WW2? I mean, I'd argue that most PM's were Certainly better than a fairly brutal dictator.
@@pecadodeorgullo5963 He did, he also wanted supplies and men to help rebuild and secure Spain but Hitler thought it was too much demands
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Hindsight 20/20: Both sides were wrong. Willing to join the Axis was too risky (the German military forces weren’t still ready when the war broke up), whereas the Axis might have had more chances to win the war with a further military ally with such geostrategic position at the entry gate of the Mediterranean sea.
I think Spain is fighting for the land as they gave the Ports IN Gibraltar to the UK but NOT the port OF Gibraltar which was the main issue. as it basically depends on which side takes the definition but both agreeing that the UK gets something out of it
Enjoyed this quick history lesson. Thanks! My mother and one of my sisters were born on the Rock. Dad was in the BRITISH army and met Mom whilst stationed on the Rock during WWII. I have family there, but haven't been back since 1970. We migrated to the USA in 1958 when I was 8 months old. My grandmother's flat was located along Lime Kiln Steps about halfway up the west face, with wonderful views from the rooftop terrace. Fond memories of the couple months we spent there when I was 12 years old. An uncle and aunt had a small house across the street from the border which was closed that summer of 1970.
There hasn't been an English army for a few hundred year's it's been the British army for a long time longer than there's been a USA in fact if the British were to busy with a little bloke called Napoleon to be bothered with a bunch of rebellious colonists, only really took an interest when the French the old enemy tried to help the rebellious ones take Canada 🇨🇦 and we all know what happened then !! Well those of us with an education do !!
@@neilfrater8357 Didn't I say I was 8 months old when we came to the states? Was ejumicated here, hence the historical error. (LOL) Never bothered to study when I took the test to become a U.S. citizen in 1978. Corrected my original post. Thanx!
@Μανώλης Λουκόπουλος British. If I recall correctly, the UK offered Gibraltarians an opportunity to be annexed by Spain, but the locals voted to remain part of the UK.
that with albania is easy it was liberated during the balkan war,and it exist bacause they kick otomans aout of europe in 1912 and they let the albanian people create there state,
As for Franco-Prussian war The German states probably loved it until they didn’t when Germany loved it U.K. I can’t imagine was very upset USA didn’t care most likely The ottomans idk Russia idk China probably didn’t even know there was a war Austria would probably have been livid due to the decrease in their power from German and Italian unification
I can sorta answer the second one: 1) It's inhabited mostly by Albanians who wanted to be independent (yeah, a 200 IQ answer right there). 2) The Italians wanted to have control of the straits of Otranto. After the Balkan wars there was huge talk that the parts of Northern Epirus/Southern Albania be annexed by Greece. Italy, attempting to be up there with the big boys (UK, France, Russia, Germany), didn't want a the pro-UK & pro-French country controlling Italy's access to the Ionian and by extension the Mediterranean. Thus they concluded that Albania would be easier for them to control and pushed for the existence of the nation along with them having Durres, starting a couple of decades of Italian interference into the region which lasted up to the end of WWII. 3)Woodrow Wilson. For whatever reason, when he presented his 14 points he played the representative of the 'small' nations. One of the nations that he kept on talking about was Albania and how he didn't want the other powers to eat her up. Thus Albania was saved from being either carved up completely or left as a rump state. I'm pretty sure that there are other reasons but these are the ones that I am familiar with. Hope this helps.
@@davidwuhrer6704 Franco demanded parts of Southern France and all of France controlled North Africa, plus heavy equipment and other support from Germany if Hitler wanted Franco’s help. This was way too steep of a deal
@@davidwuhrer6704 ah, you did? It was because Spain just had a civil war and the country was a disaster, if that also had something to do, well who knows XD
@@davidwuhrer6704 Britain could have stayed Neutral but we felt little children being sent to death camps was wrong...thank God we're out of the E.U...odd bunch of chaps
@@jorgec.a3123 I was curious from the video and just read about his autopsy: "heart was the size of a peppercorn; his lungs corroded; his intestines rotten and gangrenous; he had a single testicle, black as coal, and his head was full of water." All around the physical mess. Surprised he lived to almost 40.
Is it true that in 1969 Spanish radio refused to play "The Ballad of John And Yoko" because of the lyrics, "You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain" ?
There's no 'owning', it's just owning. The UK owns Gibraltar as much as it owns The Isle of Man, Wales, Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and every overseas territory it has. Portugal and Spain have owned those islands to the West of the African continent for a very, very long time. Much longer than any expansion into Africa.
curious fact: spain never recognized britain's ownership of gibraltar but let them stay so there could be peace, it was more like "we let you own it but we pretend you dont".
They may not have recognized it, but failing to act while the UK claimed sovereignty means that, via the law of prescription, Gibraltar is under UK sovereignty
@@YNUNYESTU It wasn't called Morocco, but it was a sovereign territory. Various European nations tried to create ports around Morocco by force but only Spain kept theirs. Colonialism has ended in Africa but Spain still has colonies in Africa. There is no more validity to their claim than their is for Gibraltar's, probably far less since Spain, France & Britain are extant and therefore no question over the legality of the treaty they signed.
I moved to Canada 12 years ago and all I could think about was all the places I wish I had been to in Europe and Spain being on the top if my list.. I am now back in the UK and looking forward to making a trip out there next year
“Geographically it should be ours!” *looks over to Ceuta that’s geographically in north Africa and attached to Morocco... and again at Melilla which is even more so
please ingore about those Spanish lands attached to Morocco!
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I'm sorry but as a Spaniard I feel the urge to be pedantic here: ceuta and melilla have been Spanish ever since the 12th century, so they are technically more Spanish than, say granada. Of course this also applies to Gibraltar since by this point it has been English more time than it has been spanish
@ not pedantic, it’s a very valid point. The joke is just about when people use geography as the main claim (versus politics, demographics, history, etc). And for future clarification and perhaps preventing a fight in the comments : I’m neither from the UK nor Spain, but I do like history, geography, and poking a bit if fun at politicians the world over.
The U.K. needs control of Gibraltar to make sure the Mediterranean is open to U.K. shipping via the Suez Canal. The U.K. cannot rely on the EU or EU states to keep its waterways open so the U.K. has to maintain its position for its own and NATO security
When I was in the navy,we were coming through the straits, I'm into geography,Africa was on one side ( Morocco) , Gibraltar on the other.Standing on deck I pointed this out to the other brothers...they were not impressed.
Nelson's death was faked and using captured Egyptian stargates and starship plans found in the Pyramids, much like Edmund Blackadder, Space Admiral Nelson went forth claiming systems for the British Empire. At least that was what the animated Japanese "documentary" and accompanying graphic "textbook" said.
@@christianwitkowski6850 It's sarcasm, it probably wouldn't be fun to be stuck in a pretty much tiny piece of land for decades, you could technically leave by boat, but war may have complicated the situation
@@jnick6 I'm going to Gibraltar tomorrow as a tourist. Got any advice what to do / see? I know the whole country is just a big rock that I can walk around lol but still, any tips etc?
@@yourmum69_420 I went to Gibraltar at the end of 2015 on Christmas Eve. Other than the fact we were in shorts and tee-shirts and driving on the right, we could have been anywhere else in the UK. The traffic lights, road furniture, road signage, road markings could have been anywhere in the UK. The food in Morrison's was exactly the same as the store around the corner. But petrol was around half the price it was here (in the UK). It's not very big (about 2 mile or possibly 3 long) - we saw all there was to see within about 6 hours including the monkey sanctuary. Definitely worthwhile going though and a good memory
British Rock collecting is something of an art form. The *Great Siege of Gibraltar* lasted 3 years and 7 months - the longest siege in British history. HMS _Victory_ and other 1st rate ships of the line were involved in the relief of the siege partway into the long engagement, bringing in a lot of fresh supplies, ammunition and more soldiers to reinforce and replenish the garrison. It was the largest engagement of the overlapping wars Britain was then simultaneously fighting, by numbers involved (~80,000 with about a tenth of that being British) By itself Gibraltar probably meant more to the British Empire at that time, than entire colonies in North America. Britain turned the Mediterranean Sea into a "British Lake".
When the Spanish bring up Cartagena, all you have to say is Gibraltar and watch the tumbleweeds roll by. Forget Trafalgar, the Great Siege of Gibraltar is quite literally the ultimate trump card in bragging rights between Spain and Britain. The successful defence was also owed to the resolute guile and tenacity of the defenders and relief convoys, not yellow fever ;-)
@@coninseres4541 Battle of Imphal, Kohima, Task Force 37, sinking Ahishara, killing in excess of 150,000 Japanese troops and taking almost 1 million prisoners by late 1945. This was all the while having been attacked by 2 other vicious military dictatorships on the OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET. I'd like to see how your nation would handle that. I don't even need to see it... I already know it would have folded like a pack of cards and simply ceased to be.
Rockall outrock's Gibraltar , it literally is just a Rock, but a British rock at that. Gibraltar doesn't commit to being a Rock , it has roads, house's, people. Rockall has nothing but disdain for Gibraltar's rockiness.
@@honeynutreviews332 your joking right ? The Mediterranean is one of the most important trade routes ships come trough the suez channel trough gilbralter staying in a stable government is vitally important for the Mediterranean
Owing to Spain only taking control of Gibraltar near the end of the reconquista, Gibraltar has been in British control longer than it has ever been in Spanish hands
A British man walks up to a Spanish man The British man asks if he wants to hear a joke The Spanish man said "Si" The British man said "Gibraltar" The Spanish man responded "I don't get it" The British man said "And you never will"
From the perspective of the strategic importance of the strait for global trade, it is actually kinda nice that two separate entities are camped out there keeping a check on eachother to prevent the shutdown of the straight.
More or less; the British have a treaty that says it's theirs "in perpetuity" which is a fancy way of saying "forever, no take backs." Spain likes to act like that piece of paper doesn't mean anything anymore from time to time but it's pretty hard to argue that "in perpetuity" has ceased to apply.
@@troodon1096 the treaty dictates how the things are and British if ore it by taking more land and more space in the waves, that is a violation to the treaty. Also the land of Gibraltar was ceded to the king, no the UK state. If there were a change in the juridical consideration or status to Gibraltar, the first thing that must be done is to return it to Spain if Spain does not want it, then UK can continue to do what they want with the rock. That is why Spain is claiming the rock has to be returned since British changed how they considered the rock. Also, British never had so about the waves neither tjr land, just the property of the buildings, obviously the land was ceded but not the sovereignty of the land. Since the Article X was activated.with actions of UK, Gibrsltsr is by all means Spanish again, but come.on, when British do what the law says? Never lol. Like the canal the Suez right? Oh wait, uncle sam was on Egypt side so they had to deal with the humiliation of not being the big guy this time with France.
@7c it's a little more complicated than that. Ceuta and Melilla were taken way before Morocco or Spain existed like former states by Portugal and Castille.
Melilla was basically built by the spanish as a fortress to fight berber piracy. Ceuta was taken by the portuguese in the 14 100s to continue their "reconquista" as before the muslim invasion Ceuta was part of the Visigothic kingdom and was ruled by hispano-roman administrators, after the iberian union ceuta decided to remain spanish. Gibraltar was taken as an act of piracy during the spanish sucesion war. Its territory was límited to the fortress of Gibraltar but still the British took the land and now even claim the sea. While Ceuta and Melilla are normal spanish cities, Gibraltar is a tax and smugglers haven. Its just the British being the pirates they have always been.
@@alvaro6587 Properly explained, you left the part where the English and the French conspirate against The Habsburgs and the Spanish Empire and place a French puppet dinasty called the Bourbons (nowaday cousins of the English royals, by the way) on the Spanish throne.
Going back to the 1960s in the US, the people there became familiar with Gibraltar due to the Prudential Insurance Company's marketing campaign that used the image of the Rock of Gibraltar as its brand symbol; equating their company's soundness being as solid as 'The Rock.'
*any small territory exists*
History matters: but why
Answer: British Empire
@@Tyork42 sometimes, HRE or Napoleon
I'm waiting for: "Earth is the third planet orbiting the Sun. It's been doing that for four and a half billion years. It contains the entirety of humanity. But why does Earth exist?"
@@JarrodFrates we need a second channel for that titled Philosophy Matters
y tho
I honestly want a compilation with his constant “and caught a mild case of death”
for reasons medical science still cannot explain, even mild cases of death still have a 100% fatality rate.
I do too now .
Considering in this instance it was Charles the 2nd Hasburg, it was a miracle he even lived past his teens.
@@kazmark_gl8652 Haha, great comment.
Also, "just kidding..." and "fun fact: no".
"The results were extremely close, with over 99%"
oh you.
I love his humor
Franco: I won this election by a lot!!! But the do nothing Brits don’t want me out of Gibraltar!
Well, the results WERE very close to 100% in favour of remaining British.
I assume that was what he meant.
I actually got hung up on "results were extremely close" and completely missed the "over 99%." My brain spent some time processing how it would be possible to be close until I finally saw this comment which cleared up the confusion.
1% margin of error...
I never knew that Franco caught a mild case of death. That can be a real bummer. It's usually fatal, even if mild.
😂😂😂😂😂
I hope you catch it because of how unfunny this comment was.
He's going through a concentrated course of Heat treatment in Hell.
Fun fact death is always fatal. I had no idea until I learned it today!
Still the best SNL joke ever.
"And the results were extremely close."
...to unanimous.
You imply that's not what he meant ;)
The reason for this was because Franco was an horrible dictator so no shit Gibraltar wanted to stay with the UK.
I like your pfp
@@RAFA2706BR it still doesn’t btw
THATS THE JOKE THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING IT
I'm Welsh/British my girlfriend is Spanish/Argentinian, we sometimes disagree on things.
This made my day. LOL! 🤣
Don't mention the Falklands war.
😂
She wants Spanish back haha 😄 😆 😂 🤣 😅 😜
But, Welsh are British.
Historically, whenever the question of "how did the British Empire retain control of this area adjacent to the ocean?" arises, the answer is usually "most powerful navy in the world."
La armada más poderosa del mundo fue la española que los ingleses no os enteráis, vosotros lo único que habéis sido en la historia es unos piratas asesinos y genocidas! Saludos de Blas de Lezo!
@@francisco-pk5rt inglaterra gano a Espana amigo
@@francisco-pk5rt españa nunca era ponderoso no mas contra pobre gente de america latina. Es la realidad
@@ishrendon6435spain was powerful for a bit, their colonial empire was huge and Rich, in conflict whoever would get spain would probably win
“Britannia rules the waves”
I have visited Gibraltar twice during my service in the US Navy - 1998 and 2003. It is without a doubt my favorite foreign port call. I have trekked up the Rock twice, visiting the various attractions like the Great Siege Tunnels, St Michael's Cave, and O'Hara's Battery as well as a tour of the WWII tunnels by a member of the British Army. Also hiked across the territory from the Spanish border to Europa Point making stops along the way at places like the American War Memorial, the 100-Ton Gun, and Europa Point Lighthouse. I would LOVE to go back to Gibraltar again and bring my family along this time!
You and your family would be most welcome to Gibraltar, thank you for your kind words 👍
damn did you see the entire place 💀
@@thiccochet I wouldn't say I saw every part of Gibraltar, but quite a bit. My favorite was the 100 Ton Gun and touring the tunnels inside the Rock. We saw places that few tourists get to see. Gibraltar is a unique place I wish I could get back to soon.
@@peterkoester7358 if you liked Gibraltar then u would love spain
What about the masterbating monkeys? They are cool as well, right?
“The results were very close with 99% of the population opting to remain with the British” I see very very close.
Falklands referendum moment
Very close to 100% 😉
sarcasm
It's closer than Saddam Hussein's final election.
@@JarrodFrates 😢the times
“However Spain wasn’t looking and so Britain quickly built an airfield”
Reminds me of when the reverse happened in Chicago.
Every CoN game ever
Been there! Must be the only airfield with a railroad crossing!
“Very close” Yeah very close to unanimous
Haha, look at this guy! He quoted something that was said in this video! That's hilarious.
I love the deadpan sarcastic understatement that runs strong in this channel.
The results were extremely close with over 99% voting to remain British…
Love it.
In all seriousness there is an interesting reason why British humour is always more funny than American humour. Put it simply, in America - the comedian tells jokes about things and people laugh at stuff. In the UK, the comedian is the joke and people laugh with them. Its the same in most of these edutainment channels, esp about History. The Americans always get really uptight about bad things in their past but for the UK - the bad or silly things in their past are the joke and they laugh at themselves for it.
Its why you never see British people never get upset about the Boston Tea party, they just go along with the joke. Talk about any of the US' military failures though... hoo boy.
@@dynamo1796 a great part about good humour isn't laughing at things
and the omission that Britain was Franco biggest ally ?? Britain financed the dictatorship from the beginning, nothing more profitable than financing a corrupt dictator the screw their own country !!
@Tony bullshit, look at the ukrainian independence referendum
@@dynamo1796 British people tend to get mad when you point out how migrants have more rights then the citizens.
Gosh, this is the most fascinating thing that I've learned today. A British territory that is pretty much in Spain
"Why does/did Britain own X" could be a channel of its own.
Cunning use of flags.
I recommend one on Walvis Bay in Namibia.
Oh my fucking god, sir you are genius
Yes
Yeah, pretty much. Read 'The High Crusade' by Poul Andersen.
I remember crossing into Gibraltar from Spain on the day of the last referendum in 2002. I could not believe the number of Union Jacks hanging from buildings and in all the shops. No surprise which way the people would be voting!
Well they are British colonists not native population, of course they would vote for the motherland ^^
@@mafiousbj They would be Gibraltarians and therefore they are the native population surely?
The original population have fleed during the attack as were told in this video, although there were also refugees running from Spain as well. Either way, they have been in English control for so long that the population definitely already counts themselves as british and the referendum result is obvious.
@@mafiousbjThe Spanish weren’t the original native population of Ceuta and Melilla and they control those lands.
@@mafiousbj They consider themselves Gibraltans first, British second.
Second point. Most of them do have Spanish blood in there veins so yea your point is moot.
"When Britian's attention was focussed on those rascals"
Those damn rascals throwing away good tea!
Who do they think they are!
And refusing to pay their fair share of taxes to cover the cost of a War that was fought ON THEIR BEHALF!
Ah Yes... Those Rascals! 😏
@@foundationofBritain as it turns out, we were quite capable of handling _that_ on our own.
@@foundationofBritain 'merica ;)
I vote for giving Florida back to Spain.... Florida man can be their problem
Would love to get a sequel on how the Gibraltar boarder operated during the years when the UK had been in the EU, and if or how it has changed after Brexit (after the transition period).
I'll let you know tomorrow
that Gibraltar has turned into a colluded colony part of the big money launderette of the City of London !! they have helped all sort of doggy people, from drug Lords, Russian oligarchs, to terrorists !! all great stuff !! AWFUL BRITAIN !!
sorry I forgot to reply sooner... so basically I just walked in from Spain, through the border checkpoint and it was super easy. They glanced at my (British) passport and stamped it. I'm pretty sure during the EU years, the process would have been just the same but without the stamping.
@@yourmum69_420 and the 90 consecutive days limit ?? after Brexit, soon is going to change into biometric scan !!
@@zorrozorro9681 unfortunately your comments are being deleted because you're saying things against the establishment.
As for the 90 days thing, yeah you can't stay longer than that in the EU if you're British, but you can stay as long as you like in Gibraltar
Franco was lucky to only catch a mild case of death. Having a severe case of death: that's killing.
Yes in the short term, but there's been absolutely no research into the long term effects.
Despite the mildness of his case of death, reliable sources report that Franco is still dead.
Unfortunately the first Spanish astronaut caught the more severe variant.
Damn, must suck
This just in: Franco, still dead.
Spain: "Give us Gibraltar baaaaaaack!
UK: "Sure, just gotta have a referendum"
Gibraltar: "No"
UK: 'shrugs'
Those referendums in populations made entirely out of colonists are just hilarious (same happened in the Falklands)
@@mafiousbj Falklands doesn't have any native inhabitants. In fact, the British people are the closest to native inhabitants as they were the first to claim and settle the land.
Regarding Gibraltar, many of the people who live there were born there. Just like somebody of African descent born in the UK is considered a full British citizen and not a foreigner, it works the same way with Gibraltar.
@@arandombard1197 yet those are not the original population of the land. The whole idea of decolonization was giving back the territories to the groups who originally inhabited them.
Just as an example, despite how many generations of Irish descended Americans are born, it will never make them the og inhabitants of that land like say a Cherokee tribesmen were.
Truth is bigger colonies were getting too difficult to keep a hold on but smaller strategic territories like Guam, Gibraltar or the Falklands are what most empires defaulted to in the late XX century. It just makes logistical sense
@@mafiousbj By that logic, we should deport all non white people from Europe, all Turks from Istanbul, all Spanish descended people from South America.
Regarding Falklands, the British ARE the original inhabitants. It started out as uninhabited and the only successful and legal colony to exist there is the British one.
@@arandombard1197 maybe we should **plays the X-files theme song**
The U.K. likes their rocks
The UK basically is a collection of godforsaken rocks so they feel like home
Rock on Rockall, you’ll never fall...
@@MoonThuli Yep! I was on one of those “rocks” for a couple months, Diego Garcia. Why the British grabbed that small atoll is beyond me. They rent it out to us warmongering Americans.
There are also a small group of perpetually drunk British administrators there overseeing things.
@Orangegaming
*as they sob in truimph*
Its a rock. A ro-o-o-o-ck
Yeap.Especially mdma rocks
So, one reason why Spain couldn't reoccupy Gibraltar militarily, that isn't mentioned here, is the Rock. You see that massive white thing in the background of the outdoor sequences in this video? That's a massive, massive rock outcrop with sheer sides. It accounts for a lot of Gibraltar's total land area. And those black squares in its side are supposed to be the fortifications dug right into the rock. Trying to assault Gibraltar, by conventional means, remains tactical insanity to this day. Because, yes, turtling into a fortification is no longer an effective tactic in modern, or even 17th-century, warfare... unless the fortification is surrounded by ocean and you can count on THE ROYAL NAVY to come rescue you if you do.
Also I now have the beginning of Act 4 of Carmen running thru my head, it's better than what was there before, thanks
Dwayne Johnson?
@@HelithaGM No, not Dwayne Johnson, what do you think this is, Among Us?
ITS ABOUT DRIIIVEE ITS ABOUT POWER WE STAY HUNGER WE DEVOUR
Spain would now capture Gibraltar in 10-15 minutes, with the fleet and modern aviation, and special forces. But in the 21st century, with the commitments of NATO and the European Union, we cannot attack Andorra or Luxembourg. Nobody would understand that. It is true that the British can send the Royal Navy, but what are those two aircraft carriers, compared to the 505,000 km2 aircraft carrier Spain, with many more planes and missiles here? The British would not be able to refuel their planes in flight and return, and the carriers would be very vulnerable. Spain is even incorporating submarines that launch missiles at 1,900 km, so it would not be so easy to attack without a response over London. The British could not use any nuclear weapons because millions of citizens of the United States, Russia, China, Latin America, Germany live here in Spain. The response against the United Kingdom would be from all powers. If Spain knew that she could capture Gibraltar without an immediate international response, we would already have increased our armed forces.
The only weapon that can be used is that 98% of Gibraltarians want to join the European Union, like Scotland. Well, we already have Andorra, as a mini-state. We can accept Gibraltar in the European Union (brothers!), before tax havens are totally prohibited.
@@ivangarcia1327 Todo lo que hay ahora, moderno, tiene su origen en la historia. Lo moderno está sobreestimado. La inmensa mayoría de las cosas modernas que conocemos serán dentro de poco más antiguas que un teléfono móvil del año 2011, serán caducas. Las cosas grandes son las que pasan a la historia.
Gibraltar is included on Great Britain's collection of the most expensive rocks.
Argentina was executed for trying to steal Britain’s rock collection
Legends say one rock even contains TONS of oil!!!
Jesus Mark, They're minerals!
The UK is just a collection of bankrupt rocks in the ocean spread across the planet.
@@snarkylive The UK is the sixth wealthiest nation on Earth. The Falkland Islands are the richest nation per capita in Latin America. The Cayman Islands are the go-to place for the Elite.
I love how he casually refers to the United States as “those rascals”
I actually had to rewind it to make sure I heard it right lol
"Those rascals" that helped saved your bacon a time or two, if I remember correctly.
@@moosecat You remember wrong.
@@levmyshkin8366 Please "enlighten" me.
@@levmyshkin8366 The United States saved England twice in two world wars and then protected them from the Soviet union for 45 years. Hell we still protect England. Why I have no idea.
Fun fact: I just realized that the UK occupation zone of Austria looks like a smaller Austria
wtf bro, now i cant look at a map of that the same way again
daaaaaamn , you're right
3:05 What is seen cannot be unseen!
Sorry to do this to you (really), but that portion of Austria is the entire non-Soviet zone. The British part is along the southeast, just north of whatever became of Yugoslavia.
@@kgus123 no? You can litteraly see the american and french zone in austria. That small austria is clearly british
This is very well done, my friend ! Truly good piece of work !
Because the Spanish Hapsburgs inbred the most powerful empire of the time into extinction.
Well to be fair, Spanish Empire did reach its apex exactly during the Hapsburg rule and it really started weakening only after Carlos II died. Not that I support inbreeding, just saying that Hapsburg rule in Spain was by far the most glorious time that Spain ever had.
Butterfly effect in action
Si
@@justinian-the-great Thank you for pointing that out
The most based youtuber here again
Bruh when James Bissonette doesn’t get the attention to only himself.
James Bissonnet will always be approved by a turtle.
@@TurtleChad1 much appreciated
@@jamesbissonette8002 There he is
@@jamesbissonette8002 The man, the myth, the legend
@@jamesbissonette8002 I want to give you the congratulations you so honorably deserve of being the most popular man in History Matters. The day you don't get a shout out is the day every History Matters fan will say "never forget James Bissonette".
Also, just as a quick question just to get to know you better, what do you do in your spare time since I believe you should introduce yourself more to us as a fan base of this channel. I just a friendly chat, haven't got one with someone new in the longest time.
A small Piece of Land: *exists*
The UK: *And I took that personally*
A small Piece of Land: *exists*
The UK: And I took that*
And I took that, personally.*
Our claim to fame
Franco didn't technically deny Hitler outright. He made demands to annex former French colonies in North Africa that he knew the Nazis and their expansionist ally Fascist Italy could not agree to. It worked, and Hitler came away from the Hendaye summit complaining that he would rather go to the dentist than negotiate with Spain again.
Also helps when Germany's own head of Military Inteligence warns Franco away from joining the Axis
Spain: why won’t you let me have Gibraltar
Britain: you wouldn’t get it
Britain: Nanomachines son
Double meaning
Gibraltar Britain land and Ceuta melilla canaris Moroccan lands
Spain has 2 town on the coast of Africa. Ones called ceuta & Melilla.
@@jamesphillipsmith8123 Moroccan land
In The Beatles song The Ballad of John and Yoko, the lyrics say "You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain". The Spanish government under Franco objected to the song because of that phrase!
Franco was a bit of a prick to be fair.
We are going to get hold of British coastal towns as they are abandoned and left to close down in waiting for armaggedon -Morrisey.
Probably, Franco ran Spain as a dictatorship from 1939 to 1975
@@jrgboy yes yes what a mistake tricks of the mind.
Fun fact John Lennon was married in Gibraltar
Spain: "Just give it back, it's literally attached to our land"
Morocco: *angry screeching*
I had a Moroccan coworker totally go off when someone mentioned to her that Spain wanted Gibraltar back.
Ceuta and Melilla had never been part of Morocco, so...
@@Bronn92 Yes they have, just not under the current Alaoui dynasty.
Ok you got that Spanish there
lmfao
It was a way of controlling the flow of ships both merchant and military through to the Mediterranean Sea, this was further proved valuable during the Second World War, when countries like Germany and Italy couldn’t get ships last Gibraltar which limited the ships and supplies getting through to North Africa and Greece
"99.9% didn't want to join Spain back"
Mild case of *oof*
Mild case of very close results
The organizer voted in favor of rejoining Spain.
Me: what a loser
Seems like a smart idea. Their economy will probably do a lot better not under Spain.
99.9% isn't the correct number. It was "only" 99.64% in 1967 and 98.97% in 2002. ( The support for remaining a part of the UK is waning!)
@Deniz Metin T. The rate of loss for the support was 0.67% points in 35 years. From that, we can extrapolate (with full certainty) that the UK will lose Gibraltar in the year 4561.
*1:24* _“It wasn’t long before Britain and Spain were at war again”_
*Yeah... they do that*
And Spain has an unbroken losing streak.
The Original Portugal and Spain Rivalry
@@charlesharper2357 are you sure, guess we'll have to remember Cartagena de Indias
@@enalche2
When the British were defeated by Yellow Fever?
Yup, *definitely* a proud military victory when most of your enemy dies of tropical disease...
How do you do italic and bold?
A few months ago, I was about to board a plane from Gibraltar to Glasgow when all of a sudden the flight got canceled.
I was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Brilliant
I genuinely laughed out loud.
Damn that was a good one.
Excellent
Keep doing what you're doing kind sir your videos make for an enlighten part of my day each I view them!👍
It's listed as one of the battle honours of the Korps Mariniers (Netherlands Marine Corps). It was the 3rd time the Dutch engaged with the Spanish at Gibraltar btw.
Besides that, Dutch naval ships hold an eternal right (as long as the UK holds Gibraltar that is) to enter the port whenever they want to (mostly they use Gibraltar as replenishment point). I recall one case a some years ago when one of the Dutch ships had some (minor) technical problems and decided to enter Gibraltar. The British immediately ordered a cruise liner in the port to move out and anchor at the bay so the Dutch ship could moor at the quay and make use of its right. The cruise passengers were quite surprised to see their ship suddenly at sea when they came back from their tourist traps (few panicked because they thought they were forgotten).
I love how when the Spanish king died, he caught fire.
It happens.
A result of that fiery Latin temperament I am sure.
Spain: "and perpetuity means..."
Britain: "Forever."
Unless you are China.
@@alexlveperez7210 Most of Hong Kong was only held on a 99 year lease, only Hong Kong island itself was held in perpetuity, but wasn't considered big enough to be kept on its own, without Kowloon and the New Territories.
Plus China is a lot more powerful than Spain, and as Deng Xiaoping said to Margaret Thatcher, he could invade it whenever he wanted.
@@liamcollins9183 Hong Kong island alone (excluding Kowloon and New Territories) is roughly 15 times the size of Gibraltar.
@@alexlveperez7210 It isn't an issue of size, more an issue of military force, and China definitely has the stronger military than Spain or the UK.
@@xxxdumbwordstupidnumberxxx4844 That's exactly my point. Its not an issue of size or of the nature of the treaty.
I love how Spain continues to push the argument of proximity while still holding on to colonies just across the strait on Morocco's coast.
This hahahaha
They are not colonies. They have been part of spain (more than 500 years) before the state of morocco was founded
@@Miguel-fo9cd boy, leave it, they are on Moroccan land, they will not officially be colonies but that does not belong to you
@@Miguel-fo9cd ignoring spain's 19th century colonial history but also using the date for the independence from france as when morocco was founded, sure mate.
A quick google search could've told you that morocco is over a millennia old, older than spain even, but I guess you're not a fan of facts unless they support your claims.
Besides, officially a colony or not, if the argument for annexing gibraltar is proximity, then the same should be true for ceuta and melilla.
@@tiagoprado7001 not colonies, those were kingdoms. Spanish conquest of the americas was done with a majority of indigenous armies who were being oppressed by imperial the pre Hispanic civilizations.
" Go back to Spain (Franco's still in charge by the way)" Yeah that makes perfect sense why 99% of them wanted to stay with the UK then
They also had one in 2002 and was again 99% in favour of staying.
I mean, original spanish population left in 1700th
@White Wolf even Churchill😭?
@White Wolf what about Clement Atlee, the guy who created the NHS and brought many needed reforms to the UK in the aftermath of WW2? I mean, I'd argue that most PM's were Certainly better than a fairly brutal dictator.
@White Wolf :)
“When Francisco Franco caught a quick case of death.”
Ah yes, my least favorite illness
But in his case, well deserved.
Really it's my favourite since it's completely painless
*mild
This just in: After more than 45 years, “Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead"
This just in...Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still valiantly holding on in his struggle to remain dead.
I like how this also answered "Why didn't Francisco's Spain join the Axis?"
They were bribed by the UK government
A country that had just gotten out of a civil war was in no shape to fight a world one,and glad we did,We had enough death as it stood
Apparently Franco wanted large parts of french North Africa but Hitler refused. I don't know if this is true or not.
@@pecadodeorgullo5963 He did, he also wanted supplies and men to help rebuild and secure Spain but Hitler thought it was too much demands
Hindsight 20/20: Both sides were wrong. Willing to join the Axis was too risky (the German military forces weren’t still ready when the war broke up), whereas the Axis might have had more chances to win the war with a further military ally with such geostrategic position at the entry gate of the Mediterranean sea.
Love your graphics 🙂
I only got 99% of the questions wrong on a test so I’m gonna ask my teacher to pass me since it was so close
When Franco caught a mild case of death.... this guy
Spain: Here have this forever
U.K.: Cheers bud
Spain: Can I have it back now?
U.K.: 🤣
UK: How about no?
Spain: How about now?
I think Spain is fighting for the land as they gave the Ports IN Gibraltar to the UK but NOT the port OF Gibraltar which was the main issue. as it basically depends on which side takes the definition but both agreeing that the UK gets something out of it
Panama here buy the for 1 hundred years
US: Thanks here is your money
Panama 70 years later: can I have it back?
Bill Clinton: yeah sure
@@conejitorosada2326
😂 you angry Spaniard
(Love you tho 🥰)
@@dillonblair6491 I'd like to be a Spaniard but I'm honestly not as I'm Asian
Enjoyed this quick history lesson. Thanks! My mother and one of my sisters were born on the Rock. Dad was in the BRITISH army and met Mom whilst stationed on the Rock during WWII. I have family there, but haven't been back since 1970. We migrated to the USA in 1958 when I was 8 months old. My grandmother's flat was located along Lime Kiln Steps about halfway up the west face, with wonderful views from the rooftop terrace. Fond memories of the couple months we spent there when I was 12 years old. An uncle and aunt had a small house across the street from the border which was closed that summer of 1970.
British army mate, the English army hasn't existed for hundreds of years.
@@leehanson8658 Please excuse my error, and thank you for the correction.
There hasn't been an English army for a few hundred year's it's been the British army for a long time longer than there's been a USA in fact if the British were to busy with a little bloke called Napoleon to be bothered with a bunch of rebellious colonists, only really took an interest when the French the old enemy tried to help the rebellious ones take Canada 🇨🇦 and we all know what happened then !! Well those of us with an education do !!
@@neilfrater8357 Didn't I say I was 8 months old when we came to the states? Was ejumicated here, hence the historical error. (LOL) Never bothered to study when I took the test to become a U.S. citizen in 1978. Corrected my original post. Thanx!
@Μανώλης Λουκόπουλος British. If I recall correctly, the UK offered Gibraltarians an opportunity to be annexed by Spain, but the locals voted to remain part of the UK.
I always love the way you explain that a person had died
video idea : what was the world's reaction to the franco prussian war ?
also why does Albania exists ?
that with albania is easy it was liberated during the balkan war,and it exist bacause they kick otomans aout of europe in 1912 and they let the albanian people create there state,
As for Franco-Prussian war
The German states probably loved it until they didn’t when Germany loved it
U.K. I can’t imagine was very upset
USA didn’t care most likely
The ottomans idk
Russia idk
China probably didn’t even know there was a war
Austria would probably have been livid due to the decrease in their power from German and Italian unification
We Serbs wonder the same :D
(just joking, no offence)
@@BritishRepublicsn Not really. The german part of the Empire want to help France in the war, but the Hungarian oppose it, so nothing happened
I can sorta answer the second one:
1) It's inhabited mostly by Albanians who wanted to be independent (yeah, a 200 IQ answer right there).
2) The Italians wanted to have control of the straits of Otranto. After the Balkan wars there was huge talk that the parts of Northern Epirus/Southern Albania be annexed by Greece. Italy, attempting to be up there with the big boys (UK, France, Russia, Germany), didn't want a the pro-UK & pro-French country controlling Italy's access to the Ionian and by extension the Mediterranean. Thus they concluded that Albania would be easier for them to control and pushed for the existence of the nation along with them having Durres, starting a couple of decades of Italian interference into the region which lasted up to the end of WWII.
3)Woodrow Wilson. For whatever reason, when he presented his 14 points he played the representative of the 'small' nations. One of the nations that he kept on talking about was Albania and how he didn't want the other powers to eat her up. Thus Albania was saved from being either carved up completely or left as a rump state.
I'm pretty sure that there are other reasons but these are the ones that I am familiar with. Hope this helps.
2:54 actually it is say that after a meeting with Franco, Hitler said that he'd rather pull out a tooth than talk to him again
Franco was closer to Mussolini than Hitler, even then Franco wasn’t going to war for them any time soon
I heard that Spain stayed neutral because Hitler said he didn't want Franco involved.
@@davidwuhrer6704 Franco demanded parts of Southern France and all of France controlled North Africa, plus heavy equipment and other support from Germany if Hitler wanted Franco’s help. This was way too steep of a deal
@@davidwuhrer6704 ah, you did? It was because Spain just had a civil war and the country was a disaster, if that also had something to do, well who knows XD
@@davidwuhrer6704 Britain could have stayed Neutral but we felt little children being sent to death camps was wrong...thank God we're out of the E.U...odd bunch of chaps
2:13 Nice variation on the "Well" visual gag.
I went to Gibraltar this year and the Gibralterians are so Proud to be part of Britain that it was a Breath of Fresh Air.
Did you see the Jolly Roger flag in Gibraltar?
@@celtibero6214?
I burst out laughing when Charles II not only fell down as he died but he also burst into flames.
He kinda did that
Cringe pfp
@@jorgec.a3123 I was curious from the video and just read about his autopsy: "heart was the size of a peppercorn; his lungs corroded; his intestines rotten and gangrenous; he had a single testicle, black as coal, and his head was full of water."
All around the physical mess. Surprised he lived to almost 40.
@@hadracks He was massively inbred, and had a fuckton of what we'd now recognise as genetic defects.
He was the result of decades of inbreeding, so it makes sense.
0:36 - That is a highly flattering depiction of Charles II of Spain.
Is it true that in 1969 Spanish radio refused to play "The Ballad of John And Yoko" because of the lyrics, "You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain" ?
Maybe but around thar time The Beatles gave a concert in Spain so I don't know.
@@eukarya_ The Beatles only gave one concert in Spain, in July 1965.
Be good to examine why Spain has Ceuta and Melilla and how is the situation different to the UK "owning" Gibraltar. Great, helpful video.
Because the Spanish are hypocrites and don't you know that brown people don't count as people? 🙄
Because were spanish cities well before the current north african countries even existed
There's no 'owning', it's just owning. The UK owns Gibraltar as much as it owns The Isle of Man, Wales, Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and every overseas territory it has. Portugal and Spain have owned those islands to the West of the African continent for a very, very long time. Much longer than any expansion into Africa.
@@eliasriane there were varios kingdoms, but no one can consider as morocco or morocco founders.
@@luismasanchez9367Everyone consider
One of your best videos yet. Much love from Lusaka, Zambia.
"The results were extremely close, with over 99 percent of people wanting to remain under the control of Britain"
I literally died laughing there
rip dude, you'll be missed
@@AlexRoseGames thx dude. I'll tell you more about the afterlife. Heaven is surprisingly very hot and red. I had no idea
@@nathanielromero7660 is it in lockdown because everywhere is hell currently.
F
That is literally so funny, like I'm literally laughing so loud that literally everyone is literally bleeding in their literal ears
Small country or territory: Exists
History Matters: Wich raises the obvious question Why??
curious fact: spain never recognized britain's ownership of gibraltar but let them stay so there could be peace, it was more like "we let you own it but we pretend you dont".
They may not have recognized it, but failing to act while the UK claimed sovereignty means that, via the law of prescription, Gibraltar is under UK sovereignty
@@littleshep5502 recognized mean excuse for stealing in this case and every other case where uk and usa involved
I love how he referred to the 13 colonies as "those rascals".
I’m sure that he is not the first to call them that. 😂
Well they did mutiny against their rightful king. That is rascally behavior if you ask me.
Can confirm we are rascals.
The funny part is listening people whine about Gibraltar while Spain has not one but TWO similar enclaves of its own in Morocco.
Morocco didnt exist as a country when we populate that territory
@@YNUNYESTU It wasn't called Morocco, but it was a sovereign territory. Various European nations tried to create ports around Morocco by force but only Spain kept theirs. Colonialism has ended in Africa but Spain still has colonies in Africa. There is no more validity to their claim than their is for Gibraltar's, probably far less since Spain, France & Britain are extant and therefore no question over the legality of the treaty they signed.
@@YNUNYESTU we can say spain didnt exist in andalousia too so stop you hypocrisie gilbaltar is UK god bless the Queen
@Carlos Tomás Lis nooo you forgot roman empire and egyptien andd ...... ar by faaaar greatest hystory than you country
Perfect opportunity for a trade with Britain. One Moroccan enclave for Gibraltar! Worth considering.
I just love the subtle humor on this channel
As a Spaniard I find it rather interesting to have little piece of the UK there. I think it’s also worth visiting!
I moved to Canada 12 years ago and all I could think about was all the places I wish I had been to in Europe and Spain being on the top if my list..
I am now back in the UK and looking forward to making a trip out there next year
@@LoneWolf74511 you do realise spain have done the same to Morocco?
0:48
"Kingdom of Portugal would like to have a word with you."
Oh yeah. You're right
History doesn't matter that much for this channel
I guess this was after Portugal became independent from Spain in 1640.
@@Hand-in-Shot_Productions Right but so Brazil shouldn't be coloured in with the Spanish lands
Uk will return Gibraltar when Spain returns Olivença
“Geographically it should be ours!”
*looks over to Ceuta that’s geographically in north Africa and attached to Morocco... and again at Melilla which is even more so
Not such a great argument when the shoe is on the other foot
They literally refuse to admit it
please ingore about those Spanish lands attached to Morocco!
I'm sorry but as a Spaniard I feel the urge to be pedantic here: ceuta and melilla have been Spanish ever since the 12th century, so they are technically more Spanish than, say granada. Of course this also applies to Gibraltar since by this point it has been English more time than it has been spanish
@ not pedantic, it’s a very valid point.
The joke is just about when people use geography as the main claim (versus politics, demographics, history, etc). And for future clarification and perhaps preventing a fight in the comments : I’m neither from the UK nor Spain, but I do like history, geography, and poking a bit if fun at politicians the world over.
“I like that Boulder, that’s a nice Boulder.”
(I'm British) Wait what where. I need it. If you don't tell me in 10 seconds we're going nuclear
All hail the dear leader Pickens, glory to the cult!
@@fwebber13 Excuse me, only those rascals have used a nuke😡
The U.K. needs control of Gibraltar to make sure the Mediterranean is open to U.K. shipping via the Suez Canal. The U.K. cannot rely on the EU or EU states to keep its waterways open so the U.K. has to maintain its position for its own and NATO security
"Britain's attention was focused on those rascals" I love it .
The British just really love their rock collection.
well it a very nice Rock collection
It makes them feel very important
Gibraltar is a holy Rock
They seem to like places that piss people off. I mean look at the Fawkland Islands.
When I was in the navy,we were coming through the straits, I'm into geography,Africa was on one side ( Morocco) , Gibraltar on the other.Standing on deck I pointed this out to the other brothers...they were not impressed.
Well in the avengers to whole universe speaks English so I like to think the British empire colonised the universe
We did. We just don't talk about it to foreigners as it would upset Big Lizzie.
Nice... Foreshadowing... ya got to love it don't ya.
Nelson's death was faked and using captured Egyptian stargates and starship plans found in the Pyramids, much like Edmund Blackadder, Space Admiral Nelson went forth claiming systems for the British Empire. At least that was what the animated Japanese "documentary" and accompanying graphic "textbook" said.
The venerable Bede did say back in the 8th century that the world would speak English.
@Deniz Metin T. true that. Just ask Diana.....
Basically because Britain is stronger and people wanted to remain with it.
I love this guy lol. He makes learning a quick history lesson fun.
Imagine how fun it must have been to live there when the border was closed for decades at a time, especially before the airfield was built.
I don’t get it? Explain if you could thanks
@@christianwitkowski6850
It's sarcasm, it probably wouldn't be fun to be stuck in a pretty much tiny piece of land for decades, you could technically leave by boat, but war may have complicated the situation
@@jnick6 I'm going to Gibraltar tomorrow as a tourist. Got any advice what to do / see? I know the whole country is just a big rock that I can walk around lol but still, any tips etc?
@@jnick6 thanks for all the tips. As for a taxi, I'm too poor lol
@@yourmum69_420 I went to Gibraltar at the end of 2015 on Christmas Eve. Other than the fact we were in shorts and tee-shirts and driving on the right, we could have been anywhere else in the UK. The traffic lights, road furniture, road signage, road markings could have been anywhere in the UK. The food in Morrison's was exactly the same as the store around the corner. But petrol was around half the price it was here (in the UK). It's not very big (about 2 mile or possibly 3 long) - we saw all there was to see within about 6 hours including the monkey sanctuary. Definitely worthwhile going though and a good memory
Gibraltar always reminds me of the opening action sequence in *"The Living Daylights"...*
True, you don't see much about it otherwise. The other most common image of it is as the logo for Prudential Insurance Company, at least in the US.
Thank you, great video, short and simply explains something I have wondered about in the past. Well done.
3:22 "When Franco caught a mild case of death" .................. EPIC!
British Rock collecting is something of an art form.
The *Great Siege of Gibraltar* lasted 3 years and 7 months - the longest siege in British history.
HMS _Victory_ and other 1st rate ships of the line were involved in the relief of the siege partway into the long engagement, bringing in a lot of fresh supplies, ammunition and more soldiers to reinforce and replenish the garrison. It was the largest engagement of the overlapping wars Britain was then simultaneously fighting, by numbers involved (~80,000 with about a tenth of that being British)
By itself Gibraltar probably meant more to the British Empire at that time, than entire colonies in North America. Britain turned the Mediterranean Sea into a "British Lake".
When the Spanish bring up Cartagena, all you have to say is Gibraltar and watch the tumbleweeds roll by. Forget Trafalgar, the Great Siege of Gibraltar is quite literally the ultimate trump card in bragging rights between Spain and Britain. The successful defence was also owed to the resolute guile and tenacity of the defenders and relief convoys, not yellow fever ;-)
@@doug6500 Oh I know, and I wholeheartedly agree.
Most epic battle fought by the Royal Navy, Task force Z and the battle of Singapore.
@@coninseres4541 Scummy comment.
@@coninseres4541 Battle of Imphal, Kohima, Task Force 37, sinking Ahishara, killing in excess of 150,000 Japanese troops and taking almost 1 million prisoners by late 1945.
This was all the while having been attacked by 2 other vicious military dictatorships on the OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET.
I'd like to see how your nation would handle that. I don't even need to see it... I already know it would have folded like a pack of cards and simply ceased to be.
Superb humor in this one
"Those Rascals"...
Damn straight.
@Zulu Necker Is that why the entire world is obsessed with everything we do
@@Carbiniz3r obviously
3:15 holy cow dude I thought he was serious at first
😂😂
I’m going to go ahead and assume that James Bissonnet has some hand in it
He always bloody does 😂😂😂
I’m fairly sure he’s immortal, funding whatever looks most chaotic
Probably
Nice to see someone talking about my home 😊
It’s a very nice place here!
Same
I see you did this during Commonwealth Day. :)
Srsly? My country is in the Commonwealth and I didn't know.
@@dead.dummy678 same.
Gibraltar is the literal definition of Britain owning a rock...
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Let's not forget the miniscule slither of land, attached to that rock. That makes it fair game.
Rockall outrock's Gibraltar , it literally is just a Rock, but a British rock at that. Gibraltar doesn't commit to being a Rock , it has roads, house's, people. Rockall has nothing but disdain for Gibraltar's rockiness.
@@davidrenton Keep your hands off Rockall, she's Irish to the core,
So Rock on Rockall you'll never fall!
@@daviddestefanis2989 maybe we can share the Rock you can have the windy side with all the seagull poop (which i think is most of it)
@@daviddestefanis2989 Okay so they has rock in her name? Yes? Alright imma need youth hand them over before we have to go nuclear
The biggest thing this taught me was how tiny Gibraltar actually is. It’s really over represented in Hearts of Iron 4. I thought it was a lot larger.
It's a dump next to a rock
@@javibarcenas5661 Its actually VERY important as it watches over Naval routes, Who controls Gibraltar has a major Advantage in the area.
@@mk_gamíng0609 very important like 60 years ago Mediterranean is irrelevant now
@@honeynutreviews332 ur irrelevant
@@honeynutreviews332 your joking right ? The Mediterranean is one of the most important trade routes ships come trough the suez channel trough gilbralter staying in a stable government is vitally important for the Mediterranean
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH 'extremely close' - this guy's narration is comedy Gold...love the sarcasm... brilliant
Owing to Spain only taking control of Gibraltar near the end of the reconquista, Gibraltar has been in British control longer than it has ever been in Spanish hands
A British man walks up to a Spanish man
The British man asks if he wants to hear a joke
The Spanish man said "Si"
The British man said "Gibraltar"
The Spanish man responded "I don't get it"
The British man said "And you never will"
You haven’t got the likes you deserve!
Gave me a genuine laugh
@@jamesk8891 I'm guessing your British if so then i can see why it would make you laugh but for a Spanish person it wouldn't be funny one bit
The same joke from a Spanish point could be used for the bit of Morocco that the Spanish still claim
@@skendervorfaj1650 I am Gibraltarian and I don't care if the Spanish laugh or not, I am laughing my head off !!!
cause pirates...
Gibraltar could own all of the British Empire but decided to be humble
Thank you. I will be visiting early June.
Just gonna say it, Gibraltar has really seen some stuff
From the perspective of the strategic importance of the strait for global trade, it is actually kinda nice that two separate entities are camped out there keeping a check on eachother to prevent the shutdown of the straight.
Also USA keeps a naval base nearby.
@@ikerblanco3336 where does the US not have a base
@@ikerblanco3336 Which base is that?
Also Morocco.
It’s good to hear my schooling wasn’t so wrong. I was told it was given to us (UK) & we pretty much just refuse to give it back ever since.
Yep basically, but he missed the part in which Britain switched sides and fought alongside the French for the throne of Spain
More or less; the British have a treaty that says it's theirs "in perpetuity" which is a fancy way of saying "forever, no take backs." Spain likes to act like that piece of paper doesn't mean anything anymore from time to time but it's pretty hard to argue that "in perpetuity" has ceased to apply.
@@troodon1096 the treaty dictates how the things are and British if ore it by taking more land and more space in the waves, that is a violation to the treaty. Also the land of Gibraltar was ceded to the king, no the UK state.
If there were a change in the juridical consideration or status to Gibraltar, the first thing that must be done is to return it to Spain if Spain does not want it, then UK can continue to do what they want with the rock. That is why Spain is claiming the rock has to be returned since British changed how they considered the rock.
Also, British never had so about the waves neither tjr land, just the property of the buildings, obviously the land was ceded but not the sovereignty of the land.
Since the Article X was activated.with actions of UK, Gibrsltsr is by all means Spanish again, but come.on, when British do what the law says? Never lol. Like the canal the Suez right? Oh wait, uncle sam was on Egypt side so they had to deal with the humiliation of not being the big guy this time with France.
I love how you included boris johnson as the british dude holding ghe sign at the start
"and the results were extremely close with over 99 percent voting to remain with the UK"
lmao
Funny how places that have been British want nothing to do with Spain...or Argentina.
@@charlesharper2357 or britain
Hey, it was down to 98.97% in 2002.... By the year 2525 it'll be getting close. : )
Maybe you could do a similar video to explain why Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish?
What about why Spain is Spanish?
@7c That's a rather lacking explanation
@7c it's a little more complicated than that. Ceuta and Melilla were taken way before Morocco or Spain existed like former states by Portugal and Castille.
Melilla was basically built by the spanish as a fortress to fight berber piracy. Ceuta was taken by the portuguese in the 14 100s to continue their "reconquista" as before the muslim invasion Ceuta was part of the Visigothic kingdom and was ruled by hispano-roman administrators, after the iberian union ceuta decided to remain spanish. Gibraltar was taken as an act of piracy during the spanish sucesion war. Its territory was límited to the fortress of Gibraltar but still the British took the land and now even claim the sea. While Ceuta and Melilla are normal spanish cities, Gibraltar is a tax and smugglers haven. Its just the British being the pirates they have always been.
@@alvaro6587 Properly explained, you left the part where the English and the French conspirate against The Habsburgs and the Spanish Empire and place a French puppet dinasty called the Bourbons (nowaday cousins of the English royals, by the way) on the Spanish throne.
The best humor and delivery on UA-cam as always
Going back to the 1960s in the US, the people there became familiar with Gibraltar due to the Prudential Insurance Company's marketing campaign that used the image of the Rock of Gibraltar as its brand symbol; equating their company's soundness being as solid as 'The Rock.'
0:06
“West with Spain dominating the rest.”
Good rhyme