The massive naval harbour that bites into Algeciras Bay was a Victorian achievement, that was only properly completed in the 1900's after which the dry docks were laid down. |
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By the time he was fourteen he was a full fledged docker staggering under the crates his boyish frame hauled from the ships unloading at Algeciras. |
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The characteristic solid grey limestone was quarried from the east face of the Rock of Gibraltar as well as being shipped across from a Spanish quarry outside Algeciras. |
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The Zanata Berber Hammudids received the important districts of Ceuta and Algeciras. |
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After their loss of Cordoba, the Hammudids had occupied Algeciras and Ceuta. |
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French authorities said he had lived in the southern Spanish city of Algeciras, frequenting a mosque which is under surveillance there. |
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It is exposed to strong cross winds around the rock and across the Bay of Algeciras, making landings in winter particularly uncomfortable. |
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Our first base is the coastal resort of Rincon de la Victoria, and the transfer to Gibraltar is via the stunning Ronda to Algeciras Railway. |
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In addition, the Algeciras Heliport across the bay offers scheduled services to Ceuta. |
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Similarly, it is the second port in Spain as regards ship traffic, only surpassed by the Port of Algeciras Bay. |
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Customs officers found the 36ft UK-registered sloop Poseidon in Barbate harbour and took the boat to Algeciras in the south of Spain. |
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On its arrival in the southern Spanish port of Algeciras on April 27, police searched the Moroccan-registered truck. |
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The city receives high numbers of ferries each day from Algeciras in Andalusia in the south of Spain, along with Melilla and the Canary Islands. |
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To avoid being destroyed, the Berbers left Cordoba and fled towards Algeciras. |
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East Coast, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Algeciras, Germany and Russia. |
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In the Second Battle of Algeciras, four days later, the British captured a French ship and sank two others, killing around 2000 French for the loss of 12 British. |
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A spokesman for the city hall in Algeciras, wheredeLuciawas born, confirmed his death and said the city would decree two days of official mourning. |
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The Briton, who has only been identified by the initials EE, was arrested by Guardia Civil officers from Algeciras, near Gibraltar, at a municipal centre in the capital. |
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