出版社：Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
摘要：The Mediterranean was one of the key zones for England from the mid-seventeenth century on. However, a number of different circumstances made it impossible for Tangier, ceded by Portugal in 1661, to become the hub of English naval activity in Southern Europe. The case of Gibraltar, seized from Spain in 1704, was very different. Beyond Spanish territorial vindication and British imperial policy, Gibraltar became an international trading enclave in the course of the eighteenth century, taking advantage of its geographical situation, its status as a free port, and its integration into the British economy.
