The cities of Ceuta and Melilla have more powers than plain cities (they can produce regulations to execute Acts, with higher regulation competencies than normal city councils) but fewer than autonomous communities (these cities cannot produce autonomous Acts). The other three locales are under direct Spanish administration.
When Spain withdrew from Morocco in 1956, it did not withdraw its claims to any of the islands and islets off Morocco's northern coast. This left the Chafarinas Islands and the Rocks of Alhucemas and Vélez de la Gomera under direct Spanish administration.
All of these places of sovereignty are claimed by Morocco.
SpanishMorocco (Arabic: الاØتلال الاسباني للمغرب‎), was the area of Morocco under colonial rule by Spain, established by the Treaty of Fez in 1912 and ending in 1956, when France and Spain recognised Moroccan independence.
The territories of SpanishMorocco included northern Morocco (the territory in between the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, Spanish since the 17th and 16th centuries respectively), the Tarfaya Strip, and Ifni.
Morocco responded by supporting the Army of Liberation uprising in these areas, and also widening the conflict to Spanish Sahara (which was not part of SpanishMorocco, but claimed by the Sultan as part of Greater Morocco).
Spanish originated in Castile, Spain; it was brought to the Western Hemisphere and other parts of the world in the last five centuries by Spanish explorers, colonists and empire-builders.
Spanish is one of the official languages of the United Nations and the European Union.
Spanish ceased to be an official language of the Philippines in 1987, and it is now spoken by less than 0.01% of the population, or 2,658 people (1990 Census), though recently there seems to have been a resurgence in interest in the language among educated youth.
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