Spanish West Africa

Spanish West Africa

Spanish West Africa was a group of lands that Spain controlled along the Atlantic coast of northwest Africa. It was made in 1946 by joining several areas together: the southern part of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco, called the Cape Juby Strip, and the colonies of Ifni, Saguia el-Hamra, and Río de Oro. These places were put under one leader to make governing them easier.

Later, after a conflict called the Ifni War, Spain gave the Cape Juby Strip to Morocco. After that, Ifni and the Sahara became separate areas with their own leaders.

Governors

Main article: List of colonial governors of Spanish Sahara

Vice Governors

• 1947-1955: Rufino Pérez Barruecos
• 1956-1958: Manuel Mulero Clemente