Gibraltar is a British territory in the south of Spain, and now it can officially be called a city and that after 180 years since Queen Victoria gave it that status.
This British overseas territory earlier this year offered to be a city as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.
But when they looked at the national archives, they discovered that it had already been recognized as a city in 1842.
Thus, Gibraltar has again received the status it had sought, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson has crossed it as a “great recognition” that thus marks “the rich and dynamic history “.
Gibraltar has been a British overseas territory since 1713, when it was ceded to Britain under the peace treaty signed after the Spanish War.
The jubilee race saw 39 places apply to become a city, with eight of them including Doncaster, Bangor and Dunfermline eventually gaining the status.
The status of a city is often related to the existence of a cathedral, a university or a large number of inhabitants, but there are no rules that define it – it is given by the monarch with the council of ministers.
City status brings few material benefits, however it can often give communities a boost by putting them on the map and are usually a source of pride for the residents there.
