IN PERSPECTIVE: When Spain closed the frontier, it made Gibraltarians mistrust Spain forever
The border closure is perhaps the most transformative event in the history of the modern British Gibraltarian. It not only shaped and continues to shape Gibraltar’s relationship with Spain, but has sown a pervasive mistrust of Spanish politics that lasts to this day.
This year will mark 53 years since the frontier was closed (and 40 years since its partial reopening in 1982). I spoke to different individuals about their recollections of this event and the closed border years.
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