High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco

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The High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco was the top colonial authority representing the Spanish government in its Moroccan protectorate, overseeing military, political, and administrative affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial office
government position
appliesToJurisdiction Spanish Morocco
Spanish Protectorate in Morocco
appointedBy Government of Spain
linked to: Spanish government

Spanish head of state
associatedWith Rif War
Spanish colonial policy in North Africa
Spanish–Moroccan relations
category Spanish colonial administration
defunct government position
political office in Morocco
confersPowerOver diplomatic relations with the Sultan of Morocco within the protectorate framework
negotiation of local treaties and agreements within the Spanish zone
country Spain
hasAuthorityOver colonial security forces in the protectorate
implementation of Spanish colonial policy in Morocco
public order in Spanish Morocco
hasJurisdictionOver Ifni (in certain periods of Spanish rule)
Rif region
Spanish-controlled zones in Morocco
historicalContext established after the Franco-Spanish agreements on the Moroccan Protectorate
linked to the partition of Morocco between France and Spain
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Northern Morocco
linked to: northern Morocco

Spanish Protectorate in Morocco
officeHolderTitleInSpanish Alto Comisario de España en Marruecos
partOf Spanish colonial empire
linked to: Spanish Empire

Spanish protectorate administration in Morocco
residence Tetouan
linked to: Tétouan
responsibleFor administrative affairs in the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco
military affairs in the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco
political affairs in the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco
role head of the colonial administration in Spanish Morocco
representative of the Spanish government in Morocco
top colonial authority in the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco
seatOfGovernment Tetouan
linked to: Tétouan
subordinateTo Council of Ministers of Spain
linked to: Spanish government

Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Spanish Ministry of War
supervises Spanish colonial administration in Morocco
Spanish military forces in the protectorate
civil administration in Spanish Morocco
timePeriod 20th century
era of European colonial protectorates in North Africa
usedLanguage Arabic (in local administration and communication)
Spanish

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Emilio Mola positionHeld High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco
José Sanjurjo positionHeld High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco
High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco officeHolderTitleInSpanish Alto Comisario de España en Marruecos
linked to: High Commissioner of Spain in Morocco