Army of Africa (Spain)
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For the French equivalent, see Army of Africa (France).
The Army of Africa (Spanish: Ejército de África, Arabic: الجيش الإسباني في أفريقيا, romanized: Al-Jaysh al-Isbānī fī Afriqā), also known as the Moroccan Army Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo de Ejército Marroquí'), was a field army of the Spanish Army that garrisoned the Spanish protectorate in Morocco from 1912 until Morocco's independence in 1956.
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Ejército de África | |
Active | 1912–1956 |
Country | Spain |
Type | Army |
Role | Land force |
Size | 35,000 personnel (1909) |
Part of | Ministry of Defence of Spain (from 1937) |
Garrison/HQ | Tétouan |
Engagements | Second Melillan campaign Rif War Asturian miners' strike of 1934 Spanish Civil War Invasion of Val d'Aran Ifni War |
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At the start of the 20th century, the Spanish Empire's colonial possessions in Africa comprised Morocco, Spanish Sahara, Ifni, Cape Juby and Spanish Guinea.