Spanish Africa facts for kids

Spanish colonies in Africa in 1950.

Spanish Africa may refer to:

• Spanish North Africa (disambiguation)
  • Contemporary Spanish North Africa, i.e. Spain's autonomous cities
    • Ceuta, on the north coast of Africa
    • Melilla, on the north coast of Africa
    • Plazas de soberanía, sovereign territories scattered along the Mediterranean coast bordering Morocco
    • Canary Islands, an archipelago off the coast of Morocco
  • Spanish protectorate of Morocco (1912–1956)
• Spanish West Africa (1946–1958)
  • Spanish Sahara (1884–1976), which included the provinces of Río de Oro and Saguia el-Hamra, now Moroccan-administered Western Sahara
  • Cape Juby, on the coast of southern Morocco, part of the Spanish protectorate prior to 1958
  • Ifni, on the coast of southern Morocco, part of Spain prior to 1969, now Moroccan province Sidi Ifni
• Spanish Guinea (1926–1968), now Equatorial Guinea
  • Annobón, established 1778
  • Fernando Pó, established 1778
  • Río Muni, established 1778

See also

In Spanish: África española para niños

• Ceuta and Melilla (disambiguation)
• Canary Islands