Spanish Protectorate of Morocco (1912-1956)

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Merchant Flag (1937-1956)

• Presentation
• Description of the flag
• Previous version (1912-1937)
• King’s (?) personal flag
• Caliph’s personal flag
• Grand Vizir’s personal flag

• Ifni-Sahara Spanish Maritime Province (1946-1975)
• French Protectorate of Morocco (1912-1946)
• International Zone of Tangiers (1912-1956)
• Republic of Er Rif
• Morocco (historical)
• Morocco
• Western Sahara

Presentation

In the end of the XIXth century, there were a lot of revolts in Morocco and the European powers decided to solve the “Moroccan problem”. France occupied Ujda and Casablanca in 1907, whereas Spain occupied Salwan and other strategic places in 1909. In spite of German protest, the French Protectorate over Morocco was established on 30 March 1912. The Sultan kept a nominal sovereignty. The Spanish zone was completely autonomous (treaty from 27 November 1912). Independance of Morocco was accepted by France on 6 November 1955 and officialized on 2 March 1956, when King Muhammad V came back from exile. Spain gave back the Rif area to Morocco on 7 April 1956 and the port of Ifni in June 1969.
Ivan Sache, 15 Jun 2003, based on [lux01]

Some Moroccan provinces were under Spanish protectorate until 1956. These are Al Hoceima, (Che-)Chaouen, Nador, Tetouan, Larache, and parts of Kenitra, Taounate, Taza and Tiznit (the Sidi Ifni enclave). (I believe Laayoune is the old Spanish Aaiun).
Santiago Dotor, 12 Jan 1999

Description of the flag

In Neubecker’s Flaggenbuch [neu92] the Merchant Flag of the Spanish Zone is a red flag with white fimbriated green canton containing a white pentagram in the middle (ratio: 2:3)