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Usurpação/Etnicídio Perfeito Como um possivel ponto de interesse e para fazer uma simples comparação, por meio duma lista, o tempo que Olivença e Gibraltar estiveram debaixo de governos estrangeiros : A historia diz que um povo ariano, os visigodos, de origem da Europa oriental, entraram na Peninsula iberica volta de 416 por convite dos romanos para restrict e suprimir os Suevos (o maior grupo germanico), os Vandalos e os Alanos (da região do Cáucaso) de tomar conta da peninsula. Quando os visigodos chegaram, os suevos ja tinham estabelecido o seu reino na parte ocidental da peninsula e faziam muitas dificuldades aos romanos nos arredores de Merida, a sua nova capital. Cerca de 585 os visigodos sucederam em destruir a monarquia sueva e empurra-los novamente para a Galiza. Mas o seu domínio na parte ocidental foi sempre fraco, e em 711 perderam o controlo do resto da peninsula, sendo for&accedil;dos a retirarem-se para as montanhas de Cantábria e os Pirenéus pelos Mouros vindos do norte de África. OLIVENÇA 711 - 1228 Mouros 1228 - 1278 Templários Portugueses 1278 - 1297 Bispado de Badajós 1297 - 1801 Português - (Debaixo das "Duas Coroas", 1580-1640, o território permaneceu Português. Durante a Guerra da Restauração da Independencia 1640-1668, foi ocupado pelos espanhois 1657-1668, mas voltou a reunificar-se com Portugal pelo Tratado de Lisboa em 1668.) 1801 - 2004 Espanhol (Por a Espanha não cumprir o Tratado de Viena, ratificado em 1817) Sumário de anos: Mouro 517 Português 524 Castelhano/Espanhol 233 (períodos 1657-1668 e do Bispado incluidos) Gibraltar 711 - 1309 Mouro 1309 - 1333 Castelhano 1333 - 1462 Mouro 1462 - 1704 Castelhano/Espanhol 1704 - 2004 Inglês Sumário de anos: Mouro: 727 Castelhano/Espanhol:266 Inglês:300

GIBRALTAR AND OLIVENÇA As a possible matter of interest and to draw a simple comparison, I am listing the times when Olivença and Gibraltar have been under different "powers": History tells us that the Arian people, the Visigoths, originally from eastern Europe, entered the Iberian peninsula around 416 with the approval of the Romans to restrict and supress the Suevi (the major, Germanic group), the Alans and the Vandals from overruning the peninsula. When the Visigoths arrived, the Suevi had already established their Kingdom on the western half and were giving the Romans a hard time around Merida, their new capital. By 585 the Visigoths had succeeded in destroying the Suevi monarchy and driving them back into Galicia. However, their dominance in the western half was always a little stretched, and in 711 they lost control of the rest of the peninsula, and were forced to retreat to the Cantabrian and Pyrenees mountains by the Moors from North Africa. Olivença 711 - 1228 Moors 1228 - 1278 Portuguese Templars 1278 - 1297 Bishopric of Badajoz 1297 - 1801 Portuguese - (Under the "Two Crowns" arrangement, 1580-1640, the territory remained Portuguese. During the Restoration of Independence War 1640-1668, it came under Spanish occupation 1657 to 1668, but was reunited with Portugal under the Treaty of Lisbon in 1668.) 1801 - 2004 Spanish (Spain not having complied with the Treaty of Vienna, ratified in 1817) Summary of years: Moors: 517 Portuguese: 524 Castilian/Spanish: 233 (includes 1657-1668 & 'Bishopric' period) Gibraltar 711 - 1309 Moors 1309 - 1333 Castilian 1333 - 1462 Moors 1462 - 1704 Castilian/Spanish 1704 - 2004 British Summary of years: Moors: 727 Castilian/Spanish:267 British:300 In a report in the "European", 4-10 December 1997, Spain's then Foreign Affairs Minister, Abel Matutes said: "Imagine if Londoners woke up every day to find there was a patch of land near Dover occupied by the French who turned up 300 years ago and imposed a treaty on them. The proud British would not put up with that, we are also proud." The similarities to Olivença are obvious and so is also the contrast between the Spanish and Portuguese governments posture to their respective situations. The Spaniards have always openly claimed and pressed the British to restore them Gibraltar. The Portuguese just quietly say that they do not recognize Spain's illegal occupation of their territory but do not take any diplomatic action to achieve its reintegration. From the following articles we can draw our own conclusions which country, Portugal or Spain, will achieve its desired objective first. Rui A.M. da Silva The Times-They're a-changing - 24/Oct/2001, The Times Secret Deal over Gibraltar - 29/Oct/2001, The Guardian Between a Bully and a Fickle Friend - 10/Nov/2001, Rui da Silva