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       A Colonial Hangover             from the Past ,             Plain Old Piracy      The Conflict of Gibraltar It all began on August 4, 1704, when Admiral George Rooke hoisted the British flag on the rock.  Since then, the Spaniards have not stopped claiming it.  There have been sieges, border closures, petitions to the UN for their return.  But what is behind the topic 'Spanish Gibraltar'?  What rights the Spanish have over their terra firma of only six square kilometers? 01. How did the British conquer Gibraltar? That outcrop of Spanish land was occupied by United Kingdom troops on August 4, 1704. That morning, under a rain of between 15,000 and 30,000 shells, an Anglo-Dutch fleet commanded by Admiral George Rooke seized the rock. Admiral George Rooke The landing took place within the framework of the war of Sp...