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It wasn’t until 1830 that Gibraltar achieved the status of a British crown colony, which it holds to this day.
The road commands sweeping views of the coast and countryside, and on a clear day the eye is inevitably drawn to the twin peaks flanking the Strait of Gibraltar — the Rock of Gibraltar on the right, and Morocco’s Jebel Musa on the left.
Britain seized Gibraltar — in the name of the Hapsburg claimant — and retained it when the war was over.
As a precondition to admission, the border with Gibraltar was reopened in 1985 after a 16-year hiatus, and Spain was admitted to the EU in 1986.
The next three centuries saw numerous battles, and it wasn’t until 1462 that Gibraltar was finally re-conquered by the Spanish.