Overview
Ceuta
(Sabtah) and Melilla (Maliliyyah), fragments of Europe on
North Africa’s Mediterranean coast, came under Spanish control, Melilla in 1497
and Ceuta in 1580. The “Spanish of the two cities” is a like brother and sister,
it may have some similarity like “Macao and Hong Kong” in China history.
The
similarities between the two are striking. Both are military and naval bases
dominated by fortified mountains, and both contain populations which are
racially mixed but united in their fervent loyalty to a crown and autonomous
regions as those on the main land.
Spirit Of Ceuta
and Melilla
The
golden sunset in Ceuta and Melilla, and the Spanish exclaves in Morocco for
more than 500 years ago shows a unique gems in Africa. Ceuta and its larger
sister city Melilla, some 250 miles further south along the coastline, have
been a flashpoint in the Moroccan and Spanish diplomatic relations.
The Early Classic and Modern Stamps of Ceuta and Melilla.
Melilla 1893/1894 MNH
Ceuta and Melilla Telegraphs 1945
MH
Melilla 1965/1997 MNH
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