Editing Spanish protectorate in Morocco (section)

===Retrocession to Morocco===
[[File:1920 map of Spanish Morocco.jpg|thumb|1920 map of the "Spanish zone in Morocco", with images of {{Ill|Santiago Tablas|es|Santiago González-Tablas}}, [[Dámaso Berenguer]] and [[Manuel Fernández Silvestre|Manuel Fernández]].|290x290px]]
In 1956, when France ended its [[French protectorate in Morocco|protectorate over Morocco]], Spain discontinued the protectorate and retroceded the territory to the newly independent kingdom, while retaining the ''[[plazas de soberanía]]'' which were part of Spain prior to the colonial period, [[Cape Juby]], [[Ifni]], and other colonies (such as [[Spanish Sahara]]) outside of Morocco. Unwilling to accept this, the [[Moroccan Army of Liberation]] waged war against the Spanish forces. In the 1958 [[Ifni War]], which spread from [[Sidi Ifni]] to [[Río de Oro]], Morocco gained [[Tarfaya]] (the southern part of the protectorate)<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Berkshire Eagle 18 Apr 1958, page 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/531792483/|access-date=2023-01-13|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}</ref> and reduced the Spanish control of the Ifni territory to the perimeter of the city itself.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Morning News 05 Mar 1958, page Page 11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/155713817/|access-date=2023-01-13|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}</ref> Morocco and Spain negotiated for over a year over Ifni, with Morocco also wanting control of Ceuta and Melilla, while Spain was only willing to give up control of Ifni.<ref name=enclave>{{Cite web|title=The Des Moines Register 03 Jan 1969, page 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/338894914/|access-date=2023-01-13|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}</ref> On 5 January 1969 Morocco and Spain signed the treaty ceding Ifni to Morocco.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wisconsin State Journal 05 Jan 1969, page 7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/404563443/|access-date=2023-01-13|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}</ref>

As of {{currentyear}}, Morocco still claims [[Ceuta]] and [[Melilla]] as integral parts of the country, and considers them to be under foreign [[military occupation|occupation]], comparing their status to that of [[Gibraltar]]. Spain considers both cities integral parts of the Spanish geography, since they were part of Spain for centuries.<ref>{{Cite book |last=LEVIE |first=HOWARD S. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1246285593 |title=STATUS OF GIBRALTAR. |date=2021 |publisher=ROUTLEDGE |isbn=978-0-367-31182-7 |location=[S.l.] |oclc=1246285593}}</ref>