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 from 1957 to 1958, Spain gave the Cape Juby Strip to Morocco through a special agreement called the Treaty of Angra de Cintra. After that, Ifni and the Sahara became separate areas with their own leaders. By early 1958, both Ifni and the Sahara were made into full Spanish overseas areas, no longer sharing the same leader.

Governors

Main article: List of colonial governors of Spanish Sahara

Vice Governors

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