User:Burgas00/Spanish Gibraltarians

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[edit] DISCUSSION FOR UNDELETION

This page should be restored.

I cannot find the original article which was posted for deletion (by Gibnews) but it is important to say that the article was modified to the point that none of the original (both name and content) remained. The result however is that the new article was also deleted and is now protected from reposting. I called for a new vote, to which voters heeded, voting to keep, butNaconkantari, in my opinion, erroneously and prematurely erased the page.

  • The article is NPOV, well sourced, provides only information which is absent on all other Gibraltar related articles and simply refers to a community of people (Gibraltarian Spaniards) explaining who they are and a bit of their history. No POV related to the Anglo-Spanish dispute on Gibraltar is even touched and thus is non-controversial. However, for User:Gibnews, the mere existence of this group of people is, in his eyes, offensive.

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I will post here a version of the article (without the references at the bottom of the article-there are at least 4 or 5) which I feel should be undeleted.


[edit] Spanish Gibraltarians

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Map of the Bay of Gibraltar.
The coat of arms of San Roque is very similar to that of Gibraltar.
The coat of arms of San Roque is very similar to that of Gibraltar.

The Spanish Gibraltarians, as opposed to the present inhabitants of Gibraltar, were those who left (voluntarily or forcibly) the town of Gibraltar during the British conquest of this town from Spain. 4000 Gibraltarians left the town in 1704 - the vast majority of Gibraltar's population at that time.

Their descendants are to be found mainly in San Roque and La Línea de la Concepción - what is know as the "Campo de Gibraltar" as well as in Algeciras and Los Barrios. They are also to be found in Gibraltar proper due to later immigration from these neighbouring towns as well intermarriage between modern-day Gibraltarians and residents of these three towns. Most of the descendants of these Gibraltarians do not form any tight knit community and are now dispersed throughout southern Spain. However the historical memory of their origins is maintained particularly in San Roque, where 90 families originating in Gibraltar have founded an association called Heirs of Gibraltar.1

For a full account of the Spanish exodus of Gibraltar, see history section of: San Roque, Cádiz.

Spanish Gibraltarians also refers to the small number of Gibraltarians who decided to stay on the territory after British occupation as well as those people from Spain and their descendents who immigrated into the territory during the 18th, 19th and 20th century. In 1816, for example, Spaniards still constituted 28% (11,401) of the total population of Gibraltar. Nevertheless, the number of Spanish Gibraltarians was drastically reduced by 1840 (14% of total), largely due to Governor Wooford (1838-1842) who reduced the number of residence permits granted to foreigners. This, together with the cheaper accomodation available in the adjacent town of La Linea de la Concepcion, led to a large number of Gibraltarians relocating to this town. Differences thus developed between Gibraltarians who held British nationality and the working class of Gibraltar due to English-style education and readier access to health and charity. For a history of Spanish immigration into Gibraltar see :Spanish Gibraltarians The most famous Spanish Gibraltarians is fashion designer John Galliano, born in Gibraltar to Spanish parents.

The term Spanish Gibraltarian is also informally used, in the UK, to refer to those modern-day Gibraltarians who are primarily of Spanish language and culture, as opposed to British ex-patriates living on the territory. These Gibraltarians, who constitute a majority, do not hold Spanish nationality and are not even necessarily of Spanish origin. Nevertheless, they do constitute a majority of the inhabitants of Gibraltar. The earliest documented use of this term was made by Colonel Thomsett of the RAMC, who was in Gibraltar in 1890, and classified Gibraltarians as either 'those who had been to London' and spoke English, and Spanish Gibraltarians, those who could hardly muster a few words in English. This at a time when only around 3% of Gibraltarians had been to England. 2